The article “Putin, on Guard for 2018 World Cup in Russia, Denounces FIFA Arrests” offered an interesting perspective. The main idea of the article is centered on the developing FIFA corruption scandal. Putin is upset that the United States is getting involved, when the U.S. barely plays what the rest of the world calls football. The U.S. is the only nation that calls the sport soccer. Somehow the author tied Edward Snowden into this situation. Snowden is the man responsible for wikileaks. The relationship between FIFA and Snowden has to do with the United States attempting to extend its jurisdiction into other countries. Putin has also been defending the president of FIFA. Putin is also using as this whole scandal as a way to pick at the United States. Putin (and Russia) is worried that the fallout from the FIFA Scandal will hurt Russia’s chance of keeping the 2018 world Cup. Russia has already started building for facilities for the world cup. Overall I think this article is important because it shows how Russia and other countries don’t like when the United States gets involved in certain foreign issues.

By Josh Hubbs

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/29/sports/vladimir-putin-fifa-corruption-soccer.html?ref=topics&_r=0