The president of FIFA said the World Cup could serve as a 'positive trigger' in the nearly nine-month Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Image: PA THE PRESIDENT OF FIFA called for a one-month ceasefire in Ukraine to mark the World Cup, saying sport could bring people together.
If not a full ceasefire, there can be “the implementation of some humanitarian corridors or anything that could lead to the resumption of dialogue,” he said. FIFA suspended Russia days after President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, booting the Russians from World Cup qualifying matches after several countries refused to play them.
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