Putin Leads Russia’s 2018 WC Supervisory Board

It was confirmed on Friday, March 18, that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will head up the supervisory board for the nation’s hosting of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Having played a key role in Russia’s successful bid for the tournament, Putin will now lead a board that will also include First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and St Petersburg Governor Valentina Matvienko.

A statement released on the government’s official website read: “Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed an executive order approving the membership appointed to the Observation Council of the autonomous Russia 2018 Organising Committee non-profit organisation.”