'We are honoured to win in this tough and fair fight'

Sepp Ballter announces that Russia will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Russia's prime minister Vladimir Putin flew in to Zurich immediately after the winning vote and held a news conference before going on to meet and thank Blatter and FIFA.
"We are honoured to win in this tough and fair fight," he told reporters.
"Thank you for supporting Russia. Together let us make sure football supports fair play, tolerance, honour," he added.
Putin said he had made the right decision to stay away from Zurich for Russia's final presentation so FIFA executives could make their choice in peace after corruption allegations against some executive committee members in the British media.
"I did this out of respect," he said.
"There was unacceptable campaigning that was deployed for the World Cup in 2018. People were accused of corruption. They were accused without any grounds, without any reasons, no justifications," he added.

Image: Sepp Ballter announces that Russia will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup