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#Skripal poisoning: Don’t Boycott Russia 2018, Blatter

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Former President of the Federation Internationale de Football Association, Joseph Blatter, said he does not support UKs’ move in the Skripal poisoning case, as he describe it as an attempt to boycott Russia 2018.

Former Russian spy, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter were found unconscious in a Salisbury shopping centre in early March.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May had said that her country would lower the level of the official delegation at the World Cup because of Russia’s alleged involvement in the poisoning of Skripal and his daughter, Yulia.

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May also declared that none of the high-ranking officials nor representatives of the royal family would attend the championship.

Blatter urged for the championship to commence “in peace and for peace.”

“Football has up to two billion followers. FIFA-World Cup 2018 in Russia: The most important sports event in the world.

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“Therefore no boycott! Let’s play the game in peace and for peace!” Blatter wrote on his Twitter.

On March 13, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova that the accusations were aimed at undermining trust in Russia as the organizer of the FIFA World Cup.

Russia will host its first FIFA World Cup from June 14 to July 15.

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The matches will take place in Kaliningrad, Kazan, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Saransk, Sochi, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, and Yekaterinburg.(Sputnik/NAN