Vladimir Putin speaks out on the FIFA scandal with Russia's right to host 2018 World Cup now under fire
May 28, 2015, (IN THE NOW) — Vladimir Putin has commented on the FIFA scandal, given that Russia's right to host 2018 World Cup is now under fire: “If something did happen, it didn't happen in America, and the US is totally unrelated to this. It is just another attempt to spread its jurisdiction to other countries. This is certainly, and I have no doubt about it, an obvious attempt to prevent Mr Blatter’s re-election as FIFA president. We know his attitude: sport is beyond politics. The U.S. has no right to intervene and mix sport with politics.” You might think that's too harsh and so it sounds.
But the reality is that FIFA officials got busted just at the time when the chorus of those who wanted to strip Russia from the Cup had gotten too loud. And Blatter refused to play by their rules. Politicians from the US, Germany and the UK, including David Cameron himself pushed for this. "In the Now" with RT's Senior Political correspondent Anissa Naouai is the first dedicated nightly Primetime show to air live out of our Moscow headquarters. Host Anissa Naouai has worked in the field for almost a decade and has reported from over 80 cities across the globe. Now from Monday to Thursday viewers can enjoy fresh, honest, and hard-hitting news coverage on some of the world's most pressing issues with one of RT's most experienced journalists . We'll put the spotlight on stories you'll never hear on mainstream networks or even in RT's daily news bulletins. "In the Now" - 8pm Moscow, 6pm London, 1pm New York
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