LONDON - President Vladimir Putin must demand an end to the racism plaguing Russian soccer and the country should stop denying it has a problem, the executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe told Reuters on Oct. 22.
Reuters: Putin urged to act against racism in Russian soccer
Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits the construction site of a new football stadium, one of the future venues of the 2018 World Cup, in Samara on July 21, 2014.