A Russian Football Union sign is seen during their meeting in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, a long-serving sports official entangled in allegations of state-sponsored doping, resigned as head of Russia's Football Union on Wednesday, the soccer body said.
The announcement followed a string of decisions that recently have rolled back Mutko's formal involvement in Russian sport as the country faced additional scrutiny over its doping scandal and its role as World Cup host.
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