England 2018 lodge formal complaint against Russian chief

England’s 2018 World Cup bid team has lodged a formal complaint with FIFA against chief rivals Russia over critical comments about their country.

By (Reuters)

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Published: Tue 26 Oct 2010, 7:14 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:54 AM

An England bid spokesman confirmed a complaint had been made to soccer’s world governing body.

It relates to comments by Russian 2018 bid chief Alexei Sorokin which appeared in the localSport-Expresspaper in which he spoke of London’s high crime rate and levels of alcohol consumption.


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