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KICK BAIT

FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/GETTY
ON THE BALL In hosting the World Cup, Putin is hoping to replicate the success of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. Here, the Russian president plays soccer with Infantino. Opposite page, Germany’s players celebrate after winning the 2014 World Cup.
ALEXEI DRUZHININ/TASS/GETTY
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