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West must boycott FIFA World Cup or face an even more dangerous Putin afterwards
If the West doesn’t recall the 1936 Nazi Olympics when thinking about the FIFA World Cup competition to…
Putin outdoes Potemkin for World Cup
In 1787, Prince Grigory Potemkin erected special villages to impress his lover, Catherine the Great, on her trip…
Two and a half million reasons for state officials to boycott the FIFA World Cup in Russia
In a little over a month, Russia will host one of the most popular sporting events in the…
FIFA said investigating Russian soccer team for doping, putting 2018 World Cup at risk
A British newspaper is reporting that FIFA, the world governing body for soccer, is now investigating all the…
Russia now at real risk of being stripped of 2018 World Cup, Trump its “last hope”
With yet another sports competition just moved out of Russia (2017 Biathlon World Cup & World Championships) and…
Sepp Blatter and the Putin Prize
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that FIFA President Sepp Blatter deserves the Nobel Prize for his outstanding work.…
Ukrainian football fans call on England supporters to boycott 2018 World Cup in Russia
The Supporters Club, a voluntary organization which organises tickets and pre-match gatherings for all Ukrainian sporting events in…
Unless Moscow suppresses racism, World Cup can’t be held in Russia, FIFA VP says
Given how much racism there is in Russia and how seldom Moscow seeks to rein it in, holding…
Ukrainian soccer fans accuse UEFA of supporting Russian aggression
During the Champions League match between the Donetsk team Shakhtar and F.C. Porto in Lviv on Tuesday, September…