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Fifa rallies behind Russia over hosting World Cup
Country stripped of Olympic medals following doping scandals
Figures like Joey Barton could fuel a culture of online hostility toward female athletes, says WASIM AHMED, EMMA KAVANAGH and MARIANN HARDEY
FIFA defended Russia’s right to host the World Cup yesterday amid a series of doping scandals, insisting that there is no sign of “widespread” drug use in the country.
Russia has been stripped of dozens of Olympic medals for doping and cover-ups, including tampering with samples.
Football is among the sports where positive tests were apparently covered up, according to a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) investigation last year.
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