Published time: 27 Dec, 2017 16:28 Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has stepped down as head of Russia’s 2018 World Cup Local Organizing Committee. The chairman of the body’s supervisory council, Alexey Sorokin, has taken his place. “Russia’s 2018 World Cup Local Organizing Committee regrettably accepted the news regarding Vitaly Mutko’s decision to leave […]
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‘We’ll complete WADA roadmap in near future’ – Russian Deputy PM Mutko
Published time: 3 Aug, 2017 15:19 Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has said it will not take long to implement the remaining World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) criteria for the reinstatement of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). “A certain stage of fulfilling the road map criteria has been carried out, RUSADA obtained the right to […]
‘We expect 1mn tourists for 2018 FIFA World Cup’ – Deputy PM Mutko
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko says as many as 1 million tourists are expected to visit the country during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Deputy Prime Minister Mutko, who is also deputy chairman of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Local Organizing Committee Supervisory Board, summarized the results of the recent 2017 Confederations Cup […]
Russian World Cup LOC chief Sorokin hopes to run as FIFA Council candidate in place of banned Mutko
Published time: 23 Mar, 2017 17:05 World Cup 2018 Local Organizing Committee CEO Alexey Sorokin has expressed willingness to stand as a candidate for the FIFA Council in place of barred council member Vitaly Mutko. Mutko was disqualified from running for re-election from the council of world football’s governing body, on which he has held […]
