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FIFA Rejects US Senators’ Call to Take 2018 World Cup From Russia
Thursday, April 2, 2015 18:26
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FIFA Rejects US Senators’ Call to Take 2018 World Cup From Russia
In a letter sent Tuesday and released publicly Wednesday, the Democratic and Republican US lawmakers said they “strongly encourage” the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) to move the global competition, arguing that allowing Russia to play host to the event “inappropriately bolsters the prestige” of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
FIFA spokeswoman Delia Fischer rejected calls to strip Russia of the World Cup it was awarded in 2010 …. http://sputniknews.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/04/fifa-rejects-us-senators-call-to-take.html
