Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Russian sports minister: UEFA sanctions are "excessive punishment" - R-Sport (Reuters)

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko speaks during an interview in Moscow, Russia, May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Tuesday sanctions on the Russian Football Union imposed by UEFA were excessive, R-Sport news agency reported. "The punishment is excessive, but we cannot influence it. The fine is enormous as the Russian Football Union is a non-commercial organization. There is no sense in appealing," R-Sport quoted Mutko as saying. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Writing by Jack Stubbs)


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