Blatter to attend world cup draw in Russia

Russia's sports minister has said that FIFA president Sepp Blatter will attend the 2018 World Cup's preliminary draw in St Petersburg on July 25.

On Thursday "Sepp will be coming. He confirmed this to me yesterday.

"He will also meet with the President of Russia."  The 79-year-old said last month he would step down from his role after US and Swiss authorities widened their investigations into bribery and corruption at world soccer's governing body.

Blatter has not been charged with any wrongdoing.

Swiss authorities are also investigating the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively.