Russian minister Mutko barred from FIFA re-election – sources

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko waits before an annual state of the nation address attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

ZURICH (Reuters) - Russian deputy prime minister Vitaly Mutko has been barred from standing for re-election for a place on the FIFA Council, sources close to the matter told Reuters on Friday.

The sources said that Mutko, who is also head of the Russian Football Union (RFU), had failed an eligibility test carried out by the FIFA review committee.