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Alan Green: Why I won't cover the 2018 World Cup
Veteran commentator Alan Green will not go to Russia for 2018 World Cup.
Green, who has covered 16 major World and European football tournaments, said; "as soon as I knew that FIFA had chosen Russia, I didn't want to have anything to do with it".
Green was in Marseille on Saturday and saw fighting between England and Russian fans.
This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Monday 12 Jun 2016.
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