Controversial Russian deputy PM Vitaly Mutko quits Football Union role
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Vitaly Mutko has resigned as the head of the Russian Football Union.
Controversial Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, entangled in allegations of state-sponsored doping, resigned as the head of the country's Football Union on Wednesday.
The announcement followed a string of recent decisions that have rolled back Mutko's formal involvement in Russian sport as the country faced scrutiny over a doping scandal and its role as the 2018 World Cup host.
The Russian Football Union (RFU) will elect a new president on Feb. 22 and Sergei Pryadkin, the vice-president...