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| FIFA President Sepp Blatter (2nd R) speaks on October 28, 2014 as Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd L), First Vice Premier Igor Shuvalov (L) and Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko attend a council |
World football's governing body FIFA issued a statement Tuesday backing African counterparts CAF over their measures to control the spread of the Ebola virus.
FIFA said they were in regular contact with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in order to help impede the spread of Ebola, known as EVD (Ebola Virus Disease) at sporting events.