MOSCOW, March 6, (APP/AFP) – Britain’s most senior officer in charge of football policing said Monday he was confident Russia would do ‘everything possible’ to provide adequate security for fans at the 2018 World Cup.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark Roberts was speaking after meeting the head of the 2018 World Cup organising committee Alexei Sorokin at Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium, Russian news agencies reported.
“I’m sure the Russian organisers will do everything possible to ensure the safety and security of fans at the World Cup 2018,” said Roberts, who is Britain’s National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead for Football Policing.
“This is a great start and as the World Cup 2018 approaches, we’ll be
developing our relationship,” he added, according to a transcript provided by the British embassy.
He said British police had enjoyed a “good working relationship with our Russian counterparts at Euro 2016 in France.”