"The English newspaper 'Sunday Times' announced that UEFA president Michel Platini helped Russia win the right to organize the 2018 World Cup in exchange for a Pablo Picasso painting. Platini himself calls such accusations fantastic. The newspaper claims to have access to a database that records FIFA and UEFA violations during the selection of the organizers of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup. According to these reports, UEFA president M. Platini received a Picasso painting in exchange for a vote in favor of Russia. It is also claimed that FIFA president Sepp Blatter helped Russian president Vladimir Putin gather votes for Russia's candidacy. M. Platini denies any accusations: "Such statements are fantastic and the media have no evidence."
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