FIFA rejects bid to have Russia booted from World Cup

FIFA has rejected the request of US senators Mark Kirk and Dan Coats to expel Russia from the 2014 FIFA World Cup and ban it from hosting the 2018 tournament, RIA Novosti reports.FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said that the norms of the Federation could not affect officials beyond the football structure.

FIFA has rejected the request of US senators Mark Kirk and Dan Coats to expel Russia from the 2014 FIFA World Cup and ban it from hosting the 2018 tournament, RIA Novosti reports.

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said that the norms of the Federation could not affect officials beyond the football structure.