Thirty-seven nations have combined to demand more sporting sanctions against Russia, which has meanwhile appealed to CAS against their World Cup and UEFA ban.
Russia has appealed against their suspension from international soccer as the isolation imposed upon them for invading Ukraine grows with 37 nations calling for more sanctions and English football cutting off TV viewers.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday that the Russian Football Union is seeking to "reinstate all Russian teams and clubs for participation in FIFA and UEFA competitions," and has "also filed a request to stay the execution of each challenged decision."
The CAS said it expects to deliver an interim verdict "in a few days' time."
The matter is urgent as Russia were due to play a World Cup qualifying play-off against Poland on March 24, followed on March 28 by a final qualifier against Sweden or the Czech Republic.
FIFA on Tuesday awarded Poland a bye.
The world governing body also postponed Ukraine's qualifier the same day, against Scotland, has been postponed until June. The winners will play Wales or Austria, who meet as scheduled on March 24.
Ukraine cited "the impossibility of organising both the travel and training of a team under the current circumstances," FIFA said in a statement.
The draw for the World Cup finals, planned for April 1 in Doha, will now have three undecided places. A fixture backlog during the COVID-19 pandemic had already pushed an intercontinental play-off round, which could feature Australia, back to June.
Should CAS overturn the bans the governing bodies will be in a very difficult position as Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic all said they would refuse to play Russia, as have several other nations.
Pressure for the boycott to be intensified, rather than eased, grew with 37 countries making a collective call for further international sporting sanctions on Russia and Belarus.
Among the signatories are Australia, France, Germany, Japan, UK, Canada and the United States.
"Russia's unprovoked and unjustifiable war of choice against Ukraine, enabled by the Belarusian government, is abhorrent and a flagrant breach of its international obligations," the statement read.
The statement called for Russia and Belarus not to be permitted to "host, bid for or be awarded any international sporting events".
It continued: "Individual athletes selected by Russia and Belarus, administrators and teams representing the Russian or Belarusian state should be banned from competing in other countries, including those representing bodies, cities or brands that are effectively representing Russia or Belarus such as major football clubs.
"Wherever possible, appropriate actions should be taken to limit sponsorship and other financial support from entities with links to the Russian or Belarusian states.
The Russian legal strategy of filing separate appeals against soccer's world and European governing bodies could require the broadly similar cases to be heard by two different panels of three CAS judges.
In appeals at CAS, each party chooses one arbitrator from an approved list and the court appoints a lead judge. The choices can be challenged.
Meanwhile the English Premier League has suspended television transmission of their matches in Russia and the EFL withdrawn access to its streaming services.
The Football Association is in contact with the company that controls rights for the FA Cup in the region.
The Premier League will also donate PS1m ($A1.8 m) to support the people affected by the war.
With agencies
