Russia's Sorokin elected to FIFA Council

Soccer Football - FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 – FIFA closing Press Conference - Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg, Russia – July 1, 2017. Alexey Sorokin, FIFA Local Organising Committee SEO during the press conference REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia, host of the 2018 World Cup, regained its place on the FIFA Council when Alexei Sorokin was elected as one of the decision-making panel's European members on Wednesday.

Sorokin, the chief executive of the organising committee for next year's tournament, was elected by acclamation at an extraordinary UEFA Congress on Wednesday. He was the only candidate.