Russia's Sorokin elected to FIFA Council
Reuters
Published Sep 20, 2017 10:19
Updated Sep 20, 2017 10:30
Russia's Sorokin elected to FIFA Council
GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia, host of the 2018 World Cup, regained its place on the FIFA Council when Alexei Sorokin was elected as one of the decision-making panel's European members on Wednesday.
Sorokin, the chief executive of the organising committee for next year's tournament, was elected by acclamation at an extraordinary UEFA Congress on Wednesday. He was the only candidate.
Russia had been without a representative on the global governing body's FIFA Council since May when Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko was barred from standing for re-election.
FIFA said that Mutko had failed an eligibility test by its review committee because his ministerial role contravened the organisation's statutes over political neutrality.
Mutko dismissed the decision at the time, saying FIFA had changed its criteria.
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