Chronicle EditorMOSCOW. — FIFA president Gianni Infantino yesterday expressed satisfaction with Moscow’s preparations for the 2018 World Cup during his first visit to Russia since being elected chief of world football’s governing body.
“It is truly impressive, so impressive that I’d like to commend and congratulate already now in advance the (Moscow) mayor,” Infantino told reporters at the Luzhniki Stadium, where construction work was in full swing.
“Inside you really feel the atmosphere of football, it’s a football stadium,” he said, adding that the Luzhniki was the “right venue” to host the World Cup final. — AFP.
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