The Premier League has removed all of its Russian users from the Fantasy Premier League game as a response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
The mini-game has been immensely popular around the world among fans watching the division and Russia is no different.
But many from the nation took to social media to report that their teams had been deleted on Friday.
And the Premier League have now confirmed that a decision was made to void all teams, which also includes removing the league which includes all players based in Russia.
Around 12,000 accounts have been affected by the organisation's action.
Fantasy Premier League is played by over 8 million people across the world, growing by over 50 per cent in the last six years alone.
It is the latest measure the league has taken to show its solidarity with Ukraine after already suspending a major Russian broadcasting deal.
A £6m-per-year agreement with Rambler (Okko Sport) was put on ice earlier this week just three years after teaming up with the Premier League.
All 20 clubs in the top tier unanimously agreed to suspend the streaming service, which had exclusive coverage of the competition from Russia.
A £1m donation has also been made from the Premier League to the Disasters Emergency Committee, which will help deliver humanitarian aid to those most affected by the ongoing conflict.
In a statement from the league, it read: “The league strongly condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We call for peace and our thoughts are with all those impacted.”
Vladimir Putin has been widely condemned by the world after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago.
The country’s football team, both national and club, have been banned from international competitions - which led to Spartak Moscow being chucked out of the Europa League.
The Champions League final had been scheduled to go ahead in St Petersburg in May but has since been moved to Paris.
And in other sports, there has been serious changes - including the Russian Grand Prix which has been scrapped.
Russia has also been banned from this year’s Eurovision and will not receive new film releases from Disney, Warner Bros or Sony.
In a move closer to home, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has had his assets frozen by the government and has had his sale of the club halted.
A statement read: "This association has included obtaining a financial benefit or other material benefit from Putin and the government of Russia.”
