Rejected petition Home Nations to Boycott the 2018 World Cup if held in Russia

Given the recent violence in France at the Euro 2016 competition and the alleged corruption by Russia in winning the bid to host this prestigious competition our country should not support such violence and corruption which brings the game we invented into disrepute.

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As reported by the BBC it is clear that violence is supported at the highest level in Russian Football (I don't see anything terrible about fans fighting. Quite the opposite, the guys did well. Keep it up!"
Igor Lebedev, nationalist MP and executive member of Russian Football Union). By allowing our fans to travel to Russia we as a nation will be responsible for any injury resulting from Russian hooligans.
A boycott would have maximum impact and would clearly demonstrate true democracy.

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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Date submitted 14 June 2016
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