Topic: Vitaly Mutko

FIFA Executive Committee Members

AP News - 444 days ago
FIFA Executive Committee MembersMembers of the FIFA executive committee, who elect the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts on Thursday:PresidentSepp Blatter, Switzerland, age 74, joined executive committee 1998Senior Vice PresidentJulio Grondona, Argentina, 79, 1988Vice PresidentsIssa Hayatou, Cameroon, 64, 1990Chung Mong-joon, South ...

World Cup bid races mix sports and politics

Forbes - 445 days ago
Sports and politics mixed at the highest level Tuesday, as government leaders stepped up support for their countries' bids to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022.. British Prime Minister David Cameron, Prince William and David Beckham arrived in Zurich to ...

Olympics: Russian minister in '5 breakfasts a day' scandal

AFP American Edition - 593 days ago
Russia's embattled sports minister was under new pressure Monday after a report into the Vancouver Olympics found that he had paid for five breakfasts each day at a luxury hotel during the Games.The report by Russia's federal audit chamber ...

Russians announce cash for medals offer to athletes

AFP Global Edition - 753 days ago
Russian gold medal winners at the Vancouver winter Olympics will be rewarded with 100,000 dollars as well as other top prizes, Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko announced Tuesday.Mutko added that all Olympic champions would also receive a luxury car courtesy ...