Russia Welcomes the World, for Better or Worse - New York Times
| New York Times | Russia Welcomes the World, for Better or Worse New York Times Vladimir V. Putin is not a soccer fan — ice hockey has always been his passion — but eight years ago, in the hours after FIFA declared Russia would host the 2018 World Cup, he told a story designed to illustrate that he grasped just what the event ... Winning 2026 World Cup bid shows the virtues of NAFTA World Cup Daily Podcast: USA's Joint 2026 Bid Wins; Spain Fires its Coach FC Yahoo predictions: Who's going to win the World Cup? |

