MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin defended Russia's right to host the 2018 soccer World Cup on May 28 and accused the United States of meddling outside its jurisdiction in the arrest of top officials from world governing body FIFA.
Reuters: Putin backs Blatter, says FIFA arrests shows US meddling abroad
FIFA spokesman Walter De Gregorio arrives to give a press conference at the FIFA headquarters, on May 27, 2015 in Zurich.
