Online Campaigns to Relocate the 2018 World Cup From Russia

Two separate petitions on Change.org urge FIFA to change the venue of the 2018 World Cup. The 2018 FIFA World Cup is set to take place in Russia on year 2018. One petition is started in the U.S. which, as of writing, has 49,000 votes. Another one is started in the U.K. which also has 49,000 votes.

Pink News reported that the two petitions are urging FIFA to take into account Russia’s recently introduced anti-gay law, as well as military actions in the Ukraine, and revoke the right of the country to host the World Cup in 2018.

Read more about the campaigns:
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/03/25/campaigns-demand-fifa-relocates-2018-world-cup-russia-due-anti-gay-law/