VLADIMIR PUTIN will entrust security at next summer’s World Cup to Russia’s secret police, according to reports.
There have been fears of hooliganism and ticket touting following problems at Euro 2016.
Russia fans fought England supporters in France, with threats issued ahead of next summer.
But the Daily Mail report the country’s president has moved to clamp down on security by using the FSB, formerly known as the KGB.
The involvement of the famous organisation is yet another example of Putin‘s determination to project a positive image of Russia through the tournament.
Fan leader Alexander Shprygin recently claimed the FSB had already started hunting football hooligans rather than enemies of the state.
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It means that Russia fans are likely to be under control, with the biggest concerning coming with rival supporters trying to provoke trouble.
FSB have been proven to carry out criminal activity on behalf of the government with recent evidence showing they replaced urine samples of athletes who would have failed a drugs test with clean alternatives.
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And their powers have recently been expanded with new “anti-terror” laws.
The World Cup will kick off with hosts Russia facing Saudi Arabia on June 14.
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