Russian minister angrily denies doping allegations


Soccer Football - FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 – FIFA closing Press Conference - Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg, Russia – July 1, 2017. Vitaly Mutko, Russian Federation Deputy Prime Minister & Local Organising Committee (LOC) Chairman during the press conference REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko reacted angrily to a question about doping on Saturday and sarcastically offered to perform a Russian dance if the media stopped asking him about the topic.

Meanwhile, FIFA president Gianni Infantino, sitting alongside Mutko at a Confederations Cup press conference, said Russian players were regularly tested in international competition and results always came up negative.

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