Russia to play without flag or anthem but Fifa response not enough for many

Russia must play international matches in neutral countries without supporters, world governing body Fifa has announced.
Russia to play without flag or anthem but Fifa response not enough for many

A view of a sign outside FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday December 3, 2015. FIFA's corruption scandal has erupted again after two senior officials were arrested in a pre-dawn raid of the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich on suspicion "of accepting bribes of millions of dollars". See PA story SOCCER FIFA. Photo credit should read: Martyn Ziegler/PA Wire

Russia must play international matches in neutral countries without supporters, world governing body Fifa has announced.

The country will also have to play under the name ‘Football Union of Russia’ and not as ‘Russia’ under new measures issued in response to the Ukraine crisis.

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