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admitting the practice is widespread. Last season"s Terek Grozny vs Krilya Sovetov Premier League fixture attracted widespread media attention for its "suspicious" nature, leading then RFU head Mutko to say he was "ashamed" for the clubs.Fursenko will also spearhead Russia"s bid to host the 2018 World Cup. The bid, which was officially launched last October, has the full support of the government, with a high-level steering committee established under First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov. Russia"s main rivals for the right to host the event are England and joint bids from Spain/Portugal and Belgium/Netherlands.
But the ambitious new RFU head"s plans do not stop at merely winning the right to host the 2018 World Cup; he also pledged on Wednesday that Russia would lift the trophy. A bold claim given the fact that the side has failed to qualify for the last two tournaments, and on the rare occasions it has made it, has never managed to get out of its group.