MOSCOW (Reuters) - World Cup hosts Russia will cooperate with a FIFA investigation into racist abuse directed at French players by Russian fans during a friendly last month, a Russian soccer official said on Monday.
Alexei Smertin, the Russian Football Union's anti-discrimination inspector, said global soccer's governing body had informed it about the launch of an investigation into the incident.
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