Russia increases World Cup subsidies by $13m

MOSCOW, June 27 (AP): Russia has increased its government subsidies for the World Cup by $13 million amid concerns over the legacy of the tournament.

Two government orders allocate an extra 481.6 million rubles ($7.6 million) for temporary World Cup infrastructure and 334.2 million rubles ($5.3 million) to the state company responsible for maintaining the stadiums.

That takes total spending on the World Cup to around 679 billion rubles ($10.7 billion), though that doesn't include some key spending on infrastructure.