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FIFA President Blatter Says 2018 Russia World Cup May Stabilize Region

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FIFA President Blatter Says 2018 Russia World Cup May Stabilize Region

18:13 GMT 21.03.2015 (Updated: 18:30 GMT 21.03.2015)

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FIFA President Sepp Blatter urged the European parliament to end "political interference" in sporting matters.

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Putin Demands 'Efficient, but Reasonable' Security at 2018 FIFA World Cup

28 October 2014, 14:28 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter has defied calls to boycott the upcoming 2018 World Cup in Russia amid the Ukraine crisis, saying football may help stabilize the region, the Guardian reported.

Speaking in the Swiss city of Zurich on Friday, the FIFA president said that a sporting tournament in Russia "will be able to stabilise all the situation in this region of Europe that is suffering now," according to the British daily.

"I am sure that football is stronger than any other movement," Blatter said. He also urged the European parliament to end "political interference" in sporting matters.

Banning spectators from attending football games is not the correct penalty for fans' bad behavior, FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter said at a Tuesday press conference in the Russian capital. - Sputnik International

FIFA President Blatter Says Russia Way Ahead in World Cup Preparations Compared to Brazil

28 October 2014, 07:28 GMT

This came after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko urged allied nations to boycott a World Cup in Russia in three years' time over Moscow's alleged involvement in hostilities that have rocked his country's southeastern region.

Members of the European parliament have been making turns this month advising EU nations to sever their contacts with the Kremlin.

On Friday, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic asked Eduard Kukan, the head of the European parliament's delegation to Belgrade, to refrain from giving people "unasked-for advice" after Kukan suggested that the president should not go to Moscow on May 9 to take part in the WWII Victory Parade.