UEFA president Michel Platini has said he is fed up with politicians calling for a boycott of the 2018 World Cup in Russia over Moscow’s actions towards Ukraine.
Platini said he opposes any boycotts in sports, calling it “easy” for two US senators to have asked FIFA to remove the tournament from Russia.
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