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Russian Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko Re-Elected As Russian Football Union President

Russian Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko has been elected to "stay on as the president of the Russian Football Union," according to RT. The 57-year-old received 266 votes, while his main rival, former Russia and CSKA Moscow coach Valery Gazzaev, received 142 votes. Mutko, who previously served as the RFU president from '05-09, took over as the head of Russian football in '15 in a caretaker role after former President Nikolay Tolstykh "received a vote of no confidence from the executive committee members." Mutko said, "It was not an easy decision for me to decide to run for the presidency again. You know the situation in Russian football is difficult as we are experiencing certain problems. This is a crisis or a coma -- everyone has their own thoughts." Mutko had "expressed doubt" he would "regain his former role before the election, but a clear 124 votes clear of his nearest rival means that his fears were unfounded." He "now inherits the task of restoring pride to Russian football" before the beginning of the World Cup in Russia (RT, 9/24).

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