Head of FIFA inspection committee Christian Unger (C) talks to the media as he inspects the Luzhniki Stadium
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MOSCOW - Russia is avoiding Brazil's mistakes.
That was the message as FIFA inspectors completed their tour of the arenas Russia is building for the 2018 World Cup - no delays here.
While Brazil's World Cup passed off largely smoothly, its build-up was dominated by the rushed finish to stadium construction and, even during the tournament itself, some stadiums were still unfinished and forced to deploy temporary seating and facilities.
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"As we heard today, they seem to be ahead of schedule (at Luzhniki) which is good for everybody, because the sooner they finish, the sooner we can begin testing," he said.
Earlier on his five-day tour of the stadiums
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Meanwhile, a dispute over whether to keep the roof on Sochi's Fisht Olympic Stadium has been resolved
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Those reassurances will be music to the ears of Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, who pledged before parliament in April that Russia's 11 host cities would avoid the "Brazilian scenario" - shorthand for delays, confusion and infrastructure chaos.
While Unger focused Monday on Russia's sporting future, around him were markers of the past - on the other side of the stadium's grounds stood Spartak Moscow fans bearing large funereal bouquets, there to mark the 32nd anniversary of Russia's worst sporting disaster. At least 66 Spartak fans were crushed to death at a 1982 UEFA Cup games, although some unofficial estimates have put the death toll as high as 340.
For the FIFA delegation's visit to Luzhniki, which hosted the 1980 Olympics, journalists were instructed to gather by a large
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Unger refused to touch on any topics with a political connection, repeatedly refusing to comment on Russia's problems with racism at football matches. On Tuesday, Russian champion CSKA Moscow will host Manchester City for a Champions League game in an empty stadium following numerous cases of racist behavior by fans.
Unger also defended FIFA's decision to send inspectors to three completed stadiums but not to seven arenas which have barely started construction. Those stadiums, all in Russian provincial cities, will receive "virtual inspections" which Unger insisted would still be rigorous.
"It's not something that we walk away saying: 'Oh, we've seen the plans, now we're satisfied
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Russian Sports Minister Mutko has raised concerns about two of the unvisited arenas, in Kaliningrad in the west the southern city of Volgograd, saying that costs may rise because of engineering challenges on their sites.
(Agencies)
NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks opened lower Mondayas Wall Street digested comments from New York Federal ReservePresident Bill Dudley.
Dudley said Monday morning that the Fed is on track to graduallyraise interest rates given factors depressing inflation are"fading" and the U.S. economy's fundamentals are sound, accordingto CNBC
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Chicago Fed President Charles Evans and Minneapolis FedPresident Neel Kashkari will make speeches later on Monday.
Overseas, the German elections were in focus. The conservativeunion led by German sitting Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sundaydefended its commanding role in the Bundestag (German parliament)with 32.5 percent of the vote, falling short of expectations with a9-percentage-point gap compared with the election four yearsago.
Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Averagefell 17.40 points, or 0.08 percent, to 22,332.19. The S&P 500lost 2.99 points, or 0.12 percent
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U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday, as rising geopoliticaltensions between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)and the United States weighed on the market. Enditem
BELO HORIZONTE, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Cruzeiro clinched their second consecutive Brazilian Serie A title on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over Goias.
Everton Ribeiro struck the winner at the Mineirao stadium after Samuel had canceled out Ricardo Goulart's opener as the Raposa secured the championship with two matches to spare.
"This is a day of celebration," said Ribeiro
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"The game was affected by the surface but we were able to overcome it and win this fantastic title," the midfielder added.
Cruzeiro have now won four Brazilian Serie A trophies, the same number as Rio giants Vasco da Gama and Fluminense. Only Flamengo (5), Corinthians (5), Sao Paulo (6), Palmeiras (8) and Santos (8) have won more.
"A lot of clubs try for years to win this without success so we have to celebrate as.
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