(The Sun/Tomorrow’ Papers Today)
Fifa boss Sepp Blatter appeared to let slip that the bidding process for the 2018 World Cup finals was a waste of everyone’s time and money.
England’s FA, which had spent some $30m on its bid for the tournament, was predictably incensed.
And Blatter also spoke about the 2022 tournament award to Qatar.
But don’t worry, help is on the way…
It’s hard to see how the body can be reformed when those doing the “reforming” have been part of it. Unfortunately, the reputation of football itself has been trashed in the process. It might be time to scrap it altogether and start over. If that means skipping a finals while it’s all sorted out, then maybe that’s the price we have to pay.
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WORLD
GOP presidential candidates – with a four-man undercard – debated (sort of) the economy. It all got very predictable very quickly.
The party wasn’t happy.
China looks set to end it’s one-child policy.
In Britain, the long-awaited Chilcot inquiry report (and it has been awaited for so long you could be forgiven for thinking that was its actual name) looks likely to be released next summer.
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BUSINESS
A huge round of job cuts follows a big reversal at Deutsche Bank.
More revelations about the business behind collapsed charity Kids Company.
In today’s data news…
No results yet for how people are using the infinitely more fun “Internet of Thongs.”
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MEDIA
A BBC reporter’s laptop was seized in a “terror” investigation.
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CULTURE
Yeah, right…
If you hadn’t noticed, it’s that time of year again..
This, though, is simply beautiful.
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SPORTS
The Kansas City Royals took game two of the World Series, leaving Noah to right the ship, as it were, on Friday night in New York.
Finally, today’s Note started with everything that is wrong with football. Let’s end with someone who represents everything that is right. Womens’ World Cup winner and US icon Abby Wambach announced she is retiring from the game.
The Overnight Note 