The World Cup will 'produce the largest carbon footprint in the history of international sport', according to the University of Lausanne Credit: Carl de Souza / AFP

The biggest and most lucrative ever World Cup this summer will also set a record for the most-polluting sporting event in history, environmental experts say.

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