MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko described Sepp Blatter's decision on Tuesday to step down as FIFA president as "courageous" and said it would help prevent a split within soccer's governing body, RIA news agency reported.
Blatter unexpectedly quit earlier on Tuesday in the face of a corruption investigation that has engulfed FIFA in the worst crisis of its history.
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