Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Reuters
Reuters
Politics

Russia soccer official shrugs at British gov't World Cup boycott: report

Soccer Football - 2018 FIFA World Cup Draw - State Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia - December 1, 2017 Nikita Simonyan pulls out Germany during the draw REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

MOSCOW (Reuters) - It does not matter if British officials boycott the soccer World Cup, which will be hosted by Russia, Interfax news agency cited Russian Football Union Vice President Nikita Simonyan as saying on Wednesday.

"That's their problem. What matters is whether the team comes, and it wants to come. The World Cup is once every four years," Simonyan said.

(Reporting by Andrew Osborn; Writing by Polina Ivanova; Editing by Christian Lowe)

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.