Petition Lobby FIFA to remove World Cup 2018 from current hosts Russia

A recent history of racist and homophobic chants and threats at Russian stadia, plus the well planned and brutal attacks on England fans at Euro 2016 strongly suggests Russia is a very poor choice to host World Cup 2018. The UK Government alongside the English FA should pressure FIFA to move it.

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Russian 'fans' have organised attacks during Euro 2016 resulting in serious injuries http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36515213. A Russian MP has backed the attacks, "I see nothing wrong with football fans fighting. On the contrary, well done to our boys! Keep up the good work!" https://twitter.com/Russian1972/status/742256350424641536). FARE has documented incidents of racists & homophobic nature in Russian football http://www.farenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SOVA-monitoring-report.pdf

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Date closed 15 December 2016
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