Blatter to Attend World Cup Draw, Russian Official Says

FIFA President Sepp Blatter will attend the 2018 World Cup's preliminary draw in St. Petersburg on July 25, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko was quoted as saying Thursday. "Sepp will be coming. He confirmed this to me yesterday. He will also meet with the president of Russia," Mutko said in an interview with the newspaper Sport Express. Blatter, 79, said on June 2 that he would step down from his post after U.S. and Swiss authorities widened their investigations into...

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