Russian leaders do not forget their allies. Vitaly Mutko, the Russian Minister of Sports, received strong support in the person of Michel Platini for his re-election to the FIFA executive committee. In gratitude for this gesture, Vladimir Putin himself promised the UEFA president to learn French. “I thank you for your support for Mr. Mutko’s candidacy for FIFA,” declared the Russian head of state. He has already learned English. We will start learning French together. » Visiting Sochi, Michel Platini not only met Vladimir Putin. He visited the sites, still under construction, intended to host the Winter Olympic Games in 2014. He especially went to the Olympic stadium in Adler, which will host the 2018 Football World Cup.
— Published on April 17, 2013
