Sunday, July 26, 2015

Romanov palace imperial setting for imperious FIFA (Yahoo Sports)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to a speech of FIFA President Sepp Blatter during the preliminary draw for the 2018 soccer World Cup in Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Sepp the Great came to an old Romanov chateau for what he promises will be his final World Cup draw as FIFA president. The Konstantin Palace, a summer home built at the direction of Peter the Great, was the site of Saturday night's 2018 qualifying procedure, where Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted the guests and former players plucked red balls from glass bowls to determine matchups. It's just all about the football,'' Wales coach Chris Coleman said.




from Yahoo Sports http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/top/SIG=133d6408u/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/romanov-palace-imperial-setting-imperious-fifa-152404429--sow.html

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