Calls to ignore the world Cup?2018 football does not make sense, said the Commissioner of the international working group of the UN Sport for development and peace, Wilfried Lemke, speaking at the plenary session of the forum " Russia - country of Sports " on Thursday.
" A month ago I read the article that we need something to ignore. What do they think when they write such wrong, crazy things? We expect this championship, because it's one of the biggest events in the world. For this reason, the Calls for a boycott have no meaning " - quoted by the news Agency " speech Lemke. Remember, the relationship between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. September 2, individual members of the community made an offer to stop for some time, Russia's membership in FIFA and UEFA, calling for the use sporting events As an element of pressure on Moscow together with economic sanctions. However, this proposal did not find support from the world community. For example, 3 September, the representative of the governments of Germany Steffen Seibert said that the question of a possible boycott of the 2018 world Cup football in Russia is not officially discussed. For his part, the head of FIFA Joseph Blatter said that the boycott of the 2018 world Cup in Russia, which now agitate, will not benefit anyone. As said later famed football coach Vicente Del Bosque Calls to deprive the Russian Federation the right to host the world Cup 2018 will never find support from leading coaches in the world.

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