Mutko expects top Crimean clubs to play in Russia


MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko is confident that FIFA has cleared the way for Crimea's top two football clubs to join the Russian league this year.

The status of Tavriya Simferopol and FC Sevastopol became uncertain after Russia seized the peninsula from Ukraine in a move condemned by the international community.

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