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FIFA President Sepp Blatter is due in Russia on Thursday for his first overseas trip since Swiss police swooped to arrest fellow soccer officials and sports marketing executives in May. Saturday's qualifying draw in St. Petersburg for the 2018 World Cup will be the 79-year-old Blatter's last official event connected to football's showcase tournament before he prematurely leaves office in February. Although Blatter has not been accused of wrongdoing by American or Swiss authorities, the repercussions of the corruption investigations convinced the president to hastily announce resignation plans last month just four days after his re-election, and to stay in the safety of Switzerland.
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