Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko is also head of the RFU. Russia has banned its football clubs from signing Turkish players, according to Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko. Tensions between the two countries have increased after Turkey shot down a Russian jet last week, which Russia president Vladimir Putin responded to by announcing a host of sanctions including restrictions on imports of some Turkish goods and a ban on charter flights. The sanctions have also spilled into the world of sport as Mutko, who is also president of the Russian Football Union...