The State Duma reacted to FIFA sanctions against Russian football

MOSCOW, 28 Feb. The head of the Duma Sports Committee, Dmitry Svishchev, reacted to FIFA's decision to deprive Russia of holding international matches. «This is a bad, unfair decision in relation to us. It is not clear what it is based on. As FIFA says, it is based on the recommendations of the IOC. What is a recommendation IOC for FIFA? In my understanding, FIFA is an organization that is much cooler than the IOC. FIFA never followed the recommendations of the IOC, but then they heard them and decided to implement them, «the politician is indignant.