Racism "does not exist" in 2018 World Cup host nation Russia, says former national captain Alexei Smertin. Earlier this year, football anti-discrimination group Fare documented over 100 incidents of racist and discriminatory behaviour linked to Russian football over two seasons.
BBC: 2018 World Cup – racism ‘does not exist’ in Russia
People attend a ceremony to mark the 1000-day countdown to the 2018 FIFA World Cup at Manezhnaya square in Moscow on Sept. 18.
