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            Blatter to Attend World Cup Draw, Russian Official Says

   by Reuters

   FIFA President Sepp Blatter will attend the 2018 World Cup's
   preliminary draw in St. Petersburg on July 25, Russian Sports Minister
   Vitaly Mutko was quoted as saying Thursday.

   "Sepp will be coming. He confirmed this to me yesterday. He will also
   meet with the president of Russia," Mutko said in an interview with the
   newspaper Sport Express.

   Blatter, 79, said on June 2 that he would step down from his post after
   U.S. and Swiss authorities widened their investigations into bribery
   and corruption at world soccer's governing body.

   Blatter has not been charged with any wrongdoing.

   Swiss authorities are also investigating the awarding of the 2018 and
   2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar, respectively.
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