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FIFA President Sepp Blatter Says Russia's World Cup Critics Should 'Stay At Home'

FIFA President Sepp Blatter said that world politicians unhappy that Russia will host the 2018 World Cup "should 'stay at home,'" according to Denis Dyomkin of REUTERS. Blatter: "If a few politicians are not particularly happy that we are hosting the World Cup in Russia, then I always tell them: 'Well then, stay at home.'" Blatter said that "he was happy with Russia's progress in preparing for the tournament which will be hosted in 11 cities." Blatter: "Your organizing committee and you personally deserve five stars." Earlier this month, a group of U.S. senators "urged football's governing body to strip Russia of its role as host nation, objecting to Moscow's role in the Ukraine crisis" (REUTERS, 4/20).

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