Could Russia Lose the 2018 World Cup?

... the 2022 World Cup to the milder winter period, which will wreak havoc with domestic league calendars, as well as the Champions League and UEFA Cup, the television rights to which form a major part of the clubs’ budgets. The covert struggle against UEFA in collaboration with Qatar, one of Russia’s main detractors in the Middle East, could turn out to be one of the most interesting and unexpected developments in global politics. The BRICS group may also have a say in the matter. Let us not forget that the BRICS group includes ...