There were calls for Russia to be stripped of the World Cup or boycotted in 2014 after it annexed Crimea and was blamed by the West for supplying arms to pro-Russian separatists suspected of shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine.
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Football presenter Gary Lineker has said he and the BBC were"sportwashed" during the World Cup in Russia in 2018, admitting that he still feels"uncomfortable" about the"mistake", but they have"learned". Sportwashing refers to when an individual, group, organisation or country hosts sports competitions, or even owns teams, to distract from their controversial policies or activities.
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