LISTEN: Blatter bombshell reveals pre-vote agreement on World Cup locations

Blatter has revealed there was an agreement in place for the 2018 World Cup to go to Russia.

LISTEN: Blatter bombshell reveals pre-vote agreement on World Cup locations

Sepp Blatter has revealed there was an agreement in place for the 2018 World Cup to go to Russia even before the vote took place.

The suspended FIFA president has told Russian news agency TASS that the tournament was always lined up to go to Russia with the 2022 World Cup to be held in the USA – until Michel Platini decided to throw his weight behind Qatar.

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