Football's world governing body Fifa and Europe's governing body Uefa have suspended Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions.
St Petersburg Stadium Photo: PHOTOSPORT
The move comes after the International Olympic Committee recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials are banned from any organised international competitions.
It means the Russian men's team will not play their World Cup play-off matches next month and the women's team have been banned from this year's European Championship.
Spartak Moscow have also been kicked out of the Europa League, while Uefa has ended its sponsorship with Russian energy giant Gazprom.
"Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine," Fifa and Uefa said in a joint statement.
"Both presidents hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve significantly and rapidly so that football can again be a vector for unity and peace amongst people."
The IOC has urged sport governing bodies not to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete because of a "breach of the Olympic Truce"
It comes after Russia, supported by Belarus, launched a military invasion of neighbouring Ukraine last Thursday.
Russia were scheduled to host Poland in a World Cup qualifying playoff on March 24 and if they remained suspended at that time, they would be out of the World Cup and unable to progress to the finals in Qatar in November.
The Polish FA had said that they will refuse to play against the Russian team and the Czech Republic and Sweden, who are in the same playoff 'path', have also ruled out facing Russia.
Fifa had earlier ruled that Russia must complete their upcoming games in neutral territory, under the title Football Union of Russia, and without their flag and anthem.
IOC President Thomas Bach Photo: PHOTOSPORT
However, the announcement drew criticism - and Scotland and the Republic of Ireland joined several other nations, including England and Wales, as well as Poland, the Czech Republic and Sweden, in refusing to play against Russia.
The International Paralympic Committee is to meet on Wednesday to discuss Russia, just two days before the start of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.
The IOC said it had made its recommendations "in order to protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all the participants", adding that "the current war in Ukraine puts the Olympic Movement in a dilemma".
"While athletes from Russia and Belarus would be able to continue to participate in sports events, many athletes from Ukraine are prevented from doing so because of the attack on their country," an IOC statement read.
Athletes from Ukraine and other nations have urged the IOC and IPC to suspend Russia and Belarus ban their athletes from events immediately.
The Global Athlete movement, which aims to empower athletes, said IOC's statement "falls short".
The IOC reiterated its recommendation not to organise any sports event in Russia or Belarus.
-BBC/Reuters
