FIFA Executive Committee adopted the concept of the Russian version of the FIFA 2018 World Cup, discussed the possibility of publication of the investigation into the election hosts the world championships in 2018 and 2022, but the issue with the Crimean clubs did not raise.
Passing in Zurich the executive committee of the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) is devoted to questions of future tournaments at various levels, from youth to the main competition of the planet – the 2018 World Cup in Russia and 2022 in Qatar.
Russia’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko, who is also a member of the FIFA Executive Committee, gave a presentation on the concept of of the next FIFA World Cup, based on the organization of the tournament at 12 stadiums in 11 cities. After a rather nervous and frustrated by terms of sports infrastructure preparation for the World Cup 2014 in Brazil, FIFA announced the intention to reduce the number of arenas involved in conducting such tournaments. True, then press service organization announced that this decision is the prerogative of the host country, and the Russian side was not going to refuse any part of the project.
«I reported and the Executive Committee supported that we do not change the concept, store it – 11 cities, 12 stadiums, “- said the agency Mutko” R-Sport ».
In this case, FIFA allowed two Russian cities – Yekaterinburg and Kaliningrad – limit the capacity of their stadium 35 thousand spectators.
«It is sufficient capacity in these cities for real, everyday life, and there is no need to invest a lot of money,” – commented Mutko this fact.
Head of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation said that in November in Sochi will host a joint meeting of the organizing committee and FIFA World Cup 2018. “October 28th will be the launch of the logo of the world championship in November will be a special meeting of the organizing committee of FIFA and Russia in Sochi. In general, everything is going according to plan “- gives” F-Sport “words Mutko.
not on the agenda of the Executive Committee of the painful issue for Russia on the situation with football clubs from the Crimea and the treatment of their Russian participation in the competition of the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU).
«This topic is generally not considered to FIFA. UEFA set up a commission that will visit soon and Russia, and Ukraine. Then there will be a solution, “- said Mutko.
In mid-September in Nyon held a working meeting with representatives of the RAF, FFU, FIFA and UEFA. Its outcome was the creation of a “roadmap” to address the problems of the Crimean teams, and the imposition of any sanctions against the RAF was not even raised.
World Football currently excite two other topics related to the election of world championships in 2018 and 2022, as well as the transfer of the second of these events at a later time due to the hot summer weather in Qatar.
The representative of the Ethics Committee, Michael Garcia conducted an investigation on the election of host countries world championships -2018 and 2022. While these data, the volume of which is 300 pages, contains a secret, but some members of the FIFA Executive Committee insist that they were fully publicized.
«I think that this investigation will be published in part – said Mutko. – But on the executive committee was not the topic, because there is nothing to discuss ».
According to the Arbitration Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, Hans-Joachim Eckert, who were sent to investigate the results of Garcia, the data can be partially published in the spring when the relevant decision of the FIFA Executive Committee.
According to Eckert, in Arbitration Chamber has no authority to note the results of voting places for the championships, so if in the investigation and will be installed any violations will incur liability only specific people.
As for the transfer World Cup 2022 in Qatar to winter time, the FIFA in this case, the risk to unleash a real war with winter sports federations have which will cut off a significant interest of the audience. Not satisfied, according to Mutko, these terms and the Russian side.
«We do not have players playing practice, and to us it may be a problem, and all of our northern countries in This position will be “- he said, adding that the December executive committee of FIFA will be offered other options for the tournament.
FIFA Executive Committee will continue its work until Friday.
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