FIFA and Sepp Blatter put their corruption crisis aside and got back to World Cup business at the 2018 tournament qualifying draw hosted by Vladimir Putin at a Russian state residence on Saturday. The two presidents joined on stage for speeches to open a draw ceremony that is FIFA's first major public event since American and Swiss criminal investigations of corruption in world football were unsealed two months ago. ''Thank you President Putin, you make us happy and comfortable,'' said Blatter, making his first trip outside his native Switzerland since mid-May. He has avoided FIFA business in countries which have extradition treaties with the United States. More...