FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura said the organisation is working closely with Russia to formulate tough anti-discrimination regulations for the 2018 World Cup after it emerged that it was disbanding its anti-racism task force.
FIFA wrote to members of the task force to say that it has "completely fulfilled its temporary mission" and "is hereby dissolved and no longer in operation."
"I have been to Russia twice since I came into office," Samoura said. "We are working with the authorities there to make sure strong measures are in place to combat racism and all forms of discrimination.