FIFA tangled in the Crimean issue – BBC

The International Football Federation (FIFA) has removed from sale dedicated World Cup T-shirts with the image map of Russia without the Crimea. Previously, the organization has already got into trouble in connection with the “Crimean issue” when was forced to apologize for Crimea image as a part of Russia in the video, presents the logo the 2018 World Cup.

On the eve of the World Cup Russia in the Crimean issue is becoming more painful for the International football Federation. If in 2014 Ukrainian Football Federation has condemned FIFA for the video with the presentation of the logo the 2018 World Cup, in which the Crimea was specified as part of Russia, but now they were offended Russian officials. <-! place 8112827, /> sport / 2016/03/08 / a_8112827.shtml, article / incut, incut1_link ->

The fact that online FIFA shop selling T-shirts appeared, dedicated to the world Cup 2018, with the image map of Russia without the Crimea, and this has caused a strong reaction.

State Duma deputy from the Communist Party, Vladimir Rodin sent a request to the government to find out why the FIFA website selling T-shirts with symbols of the 2018 with the Russian Crimea card without the World Cup.

«Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Russian Football Union in advance should respond to such things and not allow here started selling these T-shirts”, – reports the words of Homeland RIA “Novosti”.

Do not stay aside and the 2018 World Cup organizing committee, has sent a request to FIFA over the sale of T-shirts in the territory of Russia.

In the press-service of “Gazeta.ru” the international federation said that T-shirts are already removed from sale in the online store.

«These shirts are removed from sale at the official online store of FIFA in order to avoid misunderstandings»,

– stressed in the press-service, but refused to comment further.

It remains unclear whether FIFA will generally sell T-shirts with the map of Russia (with or without the Crimea) and whether there is any organization a clear position on the Crimean issue. <-! place 8108555, /> sport / 2016/03/04 / a_8108555.shtml, article / incut, incut2_link ->

The original explanation of the situation suggested that the general director of the organizing committee “Russia-2018″ Alexei Sorokin, who said the agency “F-Sport” that the appearance of these shirts was due to the sales operator error.

In addition, a member of the State Duma Committee for Physical Education and Sport Igor Ananskikh said that he considered it necessary to appeal to FIFA and to represent Russia at the request of souvenirs in its present borders.

However, judging by the efforts of the main football organization in the world as much as possible to distance himself from the political issues, but rather give up the country’s image, what will be on such a provocative step.

Recall that in the previous case, when the Russian card outraged Ukrainian side, FIFA officials have apologized, removed the clip, and its appearance is explained mistake.

To get to other materials, news and statistics you can on page of the World Cup – in 2018, as well as the Group of the sports social networking Facebook and «VKontakte» .

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