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Russia 2018

Sorokin steps up at Russia 2018 to fill gap left by Mutko  

January 5 – Vitaly Mutko’s humiliating decision to step down as head of Russia’s World Cup organising committee in the wake of the ongoing doping scandal is now official.

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Russia 2018

Aeroflot offers Russian fans cheap tickets to fly

January 2 – Russian World Cup fans could be offered Aeroflot flight tickets for just 5 rubles (9 cents) between cities where Russia’s team is playing. Russian president Vladimir Putin has been reported as saying it is a “good idea.”

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Russia 2018

The show must go on: But without Mutko who quits World Cup and RFU roles

By Andrew Warshaw 

December 27 – Under-fire Russian football supremo Vitaly Mutko has now stepped down as chief organiser of the 2018 World Cup having two days ago relinquished his role as president of the Russian Football Union (RFU) after mounting global criticism of his alleged involvement  in the Russian doping scandal that has seen the country banned from Olympic sport.

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Russia 2018

Moscow declares itself ready for 2018 World Cup and ready to party

December 21 – Head of the Moscow Department of Sport and Tourism Nikolai Gulyaev said on Tuesday that the whole infrastructure of Moscow is almost ready for World Cup 2018.

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FIFA

2018 World Cup ticket demand rockets with 1.3m requests in 24 hours

December 7 – It has been a slow burn but ticket sales have suddenly ignited for the Russia 2018 World Cup following the Final Draw last Friday. 1,318,109 tickets were requested in the first 24 hours from when the sales window opened December 6.

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Russia 2018

World Cup draw spreads goodwill and love for Russia’s hosting of the greatest show on earth

By Andrew Warshaw

December 4 – The joke buzzing around social media after last Friday’s evenly balanced World Cup draw was that there IS actually a Group of Death: Netherlands, Italy, Chile and the United States.

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Russia 2018

Russia 2018 Final Draw presser descends into Mutko doping rant on anti-Russian forces

By Andrew Warshaw

December 1 – It was trumpeted by FIFA as a must-watch media briefing about World Cup preparations and the glittering draw at the Kremlin Palace later in the day. Instead, it barely touched on the draw ceremony and turned into a quite extraordinary full-scale personal assault on Russia’s critics by chief World Cup organiser Vitaly Mutko (pictured far left).

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Russia 2018

Mutko promises a warm, friendly, tolerant Russia 2018; for gay and black people as well

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December 1 – Russian World Cup chief Vitaly Mutko has insisted there will be no discrimination against gender preference at the tournament despite fears that the spectre of homophobia and racism could deter some supporters from travelling to the country.

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Russia 2018

Russia can expect a 500,000 visitor uptick and a 31% spending boost, says Visa

December 1 – The World Cup in 2018 will bring up to 500,000 international visitors who will on average spend 31% more on their credit cards than ordinary visitors to the country.

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Russia 2018

Infantino and Mutko set to start the Russia 2018 circus, dismissing doping party poopers

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By Andrew Warshaw

November 29 – It promises to be one of the most glitzy occasions since Gianni Infaninto swept into power. But if the FIFA president and Vitaly Mutko, chief organiser of next year’s World Cup, were hoping for a trouble-free environment ahead of Friday’s globally televised draw in Moscow, they have one or two unwanted distractions on their hands.

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Performance

Russia 2018: 9% of players born in a different country to whose flag they will be wearing

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November 28 – The globalisation of football is illustrated by new research that shows that almost two thirds of footballers likely to play at the Russia 2018 World Cup are currently playing for clubs outside of the association they represent.

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Russia 2018

Legendary Russian keeper Lev Yashin given centre stage in official 2018 World Cup poster

November 28 – The last of the visual imagery for the 2018 Russia World Cup, the official poster, has been unveiled in Moscow Metro. The poster features legendary Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin as a central figure. 

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Russia 2018

Moscow warms up for World Cup Final Draw at the Kremlin Palace

November 27 – International football focus is warming up for the World Cup Final Draw which will take place this Friday in Moscow’s State Kremlin Palace.

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Russia 2018

Russian senator claims evidence of ‘US plot’ to discredit 2018 World Cup

By Mark Baber

November 24 – Leading Russian senator Andrei Klimov, said on Thursday that he has credible evidence the United States aims to “discredit” the 2018 World Cup to be held in Russia.

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Russia 2018

Peru beat New Zealand in play-off to complete line-up for Russia 2018 finals

November 16 – Peru became the final side to qualify for the World Cup with a 2-0 play-off victory over New Zealand on Wednesday as they reached the finals for the first time since 1982.

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