Russia faces pressure over 2018 World Cup budget

Alexey Sorokin, chief executive of Russia’s organising committee for the 2018 Fifa World Cup, has warned that the country’s budget for hosting the national team football tournament will not be increased despite a significant drop in the value of the national ruble currency.

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