Russia is accusing the US of meddling outside its jurisdiction, after the arrests of top FIFA officials.<br /><br /> President Vladimir Putin says America is trying to stop Sepp Blatter securing another term at the top of the governing body. <br /><br /> Moscow continues to give Blatter its full backing. <br /><br /> “It’s another obvious attempt to spread its jurisdiction to other states,” said Putin.<br /><br /> “This is certainly, I have no doubt about it, an obvious attempt to prevent Mr Blatter’s re-election as FIFA president:”<br /><br /> Russia also says that it has “nothing to hide” over its award of the 2018 World Cup.<br /><br /> That, and the following tournament in Qatar, are the subject of a Swiss criminal investigation. <br /><br /> Russia’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said they will “show everything” to investigators.
