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20 of March, 19:02

FIFA commented on the calls to ignore the 2018 world Cup
The Federation of international football associations (FIFA) has asked the world's politicians not to interfere in the Affairs of the organization this message was in response to the recent call by the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to ignore the world Cup 2018 in Russia.
"in response to different cases of political interference by the Executive Committee requests to respect the internal Affairs of the organization and stop the interference of political authorities in the case of football ", - quotes the message of the FIFA " R-Sport ". In prosesi Monday President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on the call of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to ignore the world championship football, which must undergo in Russia in 2018. Remember, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the world Cup 2018 in Russia ought to ignore as long as long as the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine will not be settled." I think that it is necessary to talk about the boycott of the world Cup. As long as Russian troops are in the Ukraine, I think the holding of a world championship in this country unthinkable, " Poroshenko said in the interview to the German newspaper Bild. He added that the policy should not have a relationship to the sport, but as long as the situation in the Donbas not settled, successful football team from Donetsk "Shakhtar" has to train for 1, 2 thousand Miles away from his hometown, in Lviv. March 13, Vice-President of the international football Federation (FIFA) Jeffrey Webb said that the world championship football "can not be performed in the current environment" - " to make the most of the educational work." True, He was referring to the problem of racism. In November of last year, the FIFA Secretary General j?r?me Walke said that the world Cup 2018 in Russia is not obliged be used for political purposes. Russia won the right to host the 2018 world Cup event held on 2 December 2010.


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