Blatter backs Russia 2018 as Eurocrats try to turn hosting into political football

Putin and Blatter

By Andrew Warshaw
September 3 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter has re-iterated his stance that Russia will not be stripped of the 2018 World Cup despite European diplomats reportedly considering calling for a boycott in protest at the worsening crisis in eastern Ukraine.

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