Russia presses on with 2018
World Cup preparations
The Kremlin said it was surprised by
Blatter’s decision, announced on
Tuesday, but signalled it was business as
usual between Moscow and soccer’s
world governing body.
Russia is pressing ahead with
preparations to host the 2018 World Cup
finals following Sepp Blatter’s resignation
as FIFA president and does not expect
any boycotts of the tournament, Russian
officials said on Wednesday.
The Kremlin said it was surprised by
Blatter’s decision, announced on
Tuesday, but signalled it was business as
usual between Moscow and soccer’s
world governing body.
“ We have no information on what the
reason was for this resignation,” Kremlin
spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“Cooperation with FIFA is going on and,
most importantly, Russia continues
preparations for the 2018 World Cup.”
Blatter announced he was quitting four
days after he was re-elected FIFA
president despite a criminal
investigation being launched last week
into FIFA votes to award the 2018 and
2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar
respectively.
After Blatter’s re-election, English
Football Association chairman Greg Dyke
said his organisation would support any
boycott led by UEFA, the sport’s
European federation.
But Alexander Zhukov, head of Russia’s
Olympic Committee, told RIA news
agency: “ I think there will be no kind of
boycotts.”
“ We have heard statements, including
from politicians … but I think the
sporting community will never do it and
won’t allow the world of sport to be
split ,” he said.
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