The German football federation and some of its leading officials are reported to be under investigation over suspicion of tax evasion, possibly connected to Fifa’s award of the 2006 World Cup finals.
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WORLD
In Berlin, meanwhile, British chancellor George Osborne is set to spell out exactly what Britain wants out of Europe. Basically, a never-closer union.
In the wake of Osborne’s boss, PM David Cameron, apparently backing down over plans for the UK to bomb Syria, there seems to be a possibility of progress in talks following a nudge from the Russians.
(The Guardian/Tomorrow’s Papers Today)
As for the US, President Obama says the boots aren’t really on the ground. Or they’re not boots. Or something along those lines.
Meanwhile, in what seems like an echo from a bygone time, one of the figures responsible for encouraging the US to invade Iraq died.
As investigations continue into the Sinai air disaster, with reports of a ‘heat flash’ detected by satellite at the time of the crash, the plane’s black boxes have been recovered.
There are local elections in the US today.
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BUSINESS
Bad news for workers at a local tyre plant here in Northern Ireland.
Still early, but this could well be the read of the day…
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MEDIA
The New York Times has apparently begun its search for a successor to publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr.
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SPORTS
The Overnight Note 