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Putin’s World Cup Picasso ‘Bribe’

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Allegations that Russians bribed a senior soccer official with a painting by Picasso should be the final straw: Russia must not host the 2018 World Cup.

Tunku Varadarajan
Tunku Varadarajan
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With every passing day, the thought that Russia is going to host the 2018 soccer World Cup fills one with a deeper and more urgent dread.

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Tunku Varadarajan

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