BERLIN – Russia has refused World Cup accreditation to a journalist specializing in investigations into illegal doping whom German public television had asked to include on its team covering the upcoming soccer tournament, the broadcaster said on May 11.
Reuters: Russia bars German anti-doping journalist from World Cup
Russian President Vladimir Putin and FIFA president Gianni Infantino visit the Fisht Stadium in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on May 3, 2018.