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Inside Russia’s plot to buy the World Cup - big consequences for England

Getty Images | Vladimir Putin, President of Russia and FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter speak during the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia at The Konstantin Palace on July 25, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Nature of FIFA contest a decade ago puts question mark over England's willingness to bid for World Cup 2030

Extraordinary dossier includes strategies for bribery, collusion and money laundering.

Ex-Mi6 source believed “such a document could never exist’; offthepitch.com has verified a number of details.

Individuals in document later received contracts from Gazprom.

Document’s co-author still serves on the FIFA Council.

6 November 2019 - 7:22 PM

By James Corbett, Senior Correspondent

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