Moscow (AFP) – World football boss Sepp Blatter on Tuesday opposed any boycott of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and backed the huge preparations undertaken by President Vladimir Putin’s government for the mega event.”A boycott will never give any positive effect,” the FIFA president told the R-Sport news agency in comments translated into Russian.”We trust the country, its government,” added Blatter who was in the Russian capital to attend the official launch of the 2018 logo. “FIFA unconditionally supports the staging of the World Cup by Russia,” he stated.Diplomatic sources said last month that European nations were discussing a …read more
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