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Mihir Bose: England in the Valley of Death after their disastrous Blatter charge

The past, in football, is not a foreign country. It is ever present and always points the way to what is going to happen. The FIFA Congress in Zurich was a wonderful illustration of that.

What it showed was that Sepp Blatter uses the football past as if he owns it, and the English Football Association never seem to learn from history.

Sepp Blatter proved the ultimate politician, as he has done so often in the past,

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Boyce: England are seen as arrogant and need to build bridges with FIFA

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By Andrew Warshaw

June 2 – Jim Boyce, Britain’s new FIFA vice-president, says the English Football Association must start a new tactic of building bridges following the failed attempt to force a postponement of yesterday’s FIFA Presidential election.

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Andrew Warshaw: Blatter must work hard to leave legacy of reform rather than revolt

An emotional Sepp Blatter’s first task after being re-elected FIFA President by a landslide will be to restore his battered reputation.

Despite his final four-year mandate being a foregone conclusion, Blatter looked genuinely moved as he re-entered the Congress hall clutching a bunch of flowers and hugging members of his family after sweeping to victory with 186 votes.

It was widely anticipated that supporters of Mohamed Bin Hammam, the Asian football chief who was Blatter’s challenger until pulling out of the race on Sunday,

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1860 Munich saved from bankruptcy by Jordanian investor

By David Gold

June 2 – 1860 Munich has been saved from insolvency by a Jordanian investor, who has bought 49 per cent of the German side.

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Lee offers advice to FA on how to improve its international standing

By Tom Degun

June 1 – Mike Lee, the former communications director of London 2012 and arch-strategist behind a series of successful World Cup and Olympic bids, has written a letter to the English Football Association on how to improve their impoverished international standing in world football.

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Blazer has been sacked insists acting CONCACAF President

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By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich

June 1 – The position of FIFA bribery whistleblower Chuck Blazer (pictured) hung the balance today as the new acting boss of his CONCACAF Confederation insisted the burly American had been sacked as general secretary.

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Government give Olympique Lyonnais all clear for new stadium

By David Gold

June 1 – Olympique Lyonnais have finally been given the all clear to begin the process of building their new stadium, the Stade des Lumiéres, which is to host games during the 2016 European Championships.

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Qatari investors purchase 70 per cent of Paris St. Germain

By David Gold

June 1 – A Qatari investment company has bought 70 per cent of Ligue 1 outfit Paris St. Germain from the club’s current owners, Colony Capital.

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Blatter re-elected as FIFA President with huge support

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By Duncan Mackay in Zurich

June 1 – Sepp Blatter was today officially re-elected here as President of FIFA, extending a controversial reign that began in 1998.

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Europe’s top clubs demand change at FIFA

By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich

June 1 – Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (pictured), head of the European Club Association (ECA) that represents the interests of every major professional club throughout the continent, has called for a complete overhaul of how FIFA is governed.

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Andrew Warshaw: Brave and courageous? Or foolhardy? Only time will tell if FA got it right in Blatter stand

Brave and courageous where no-one else feared to tread, or foolhardy and ill-timed in the extreme?

I freely admit I have mixed feelings about England’s doomed effort to have the FIFA Presidential election postponed, the latest blow to their global credibility following the 2018 World Cup debacle.

Anyone in their right mind, given the cloud of collective suspicion and skullduggery enveloping FIFA, should applause a genuine attempt to bring about change after the most sordid episode in the organisation’s history.

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Asian football needs a “revolution” claims Bin Hammam replacement

By Duncan Mackay in Zurich

June 1 – New Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Zhang Jilong today promised a “revolution” to help repair the damage caused by the alleged bribery allegations involving Mohamed Bin Hammam.

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Arab countries fail to relax nationality rules

By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich

June 1 – An attempt by Arab nations to relax the rules on players switching nationality was thrown out by FIFA today, a blow to countries like 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar to buy up and develop young talent ahead of the next World Cup in Brazil.

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Fresh FIFA concern over Brazil’s World Cup infrastructure

By David Gold

June 1 – FIFA has expressed fresh concerns over Brazil’s progress in developing its infrastructure sufficiently in time for the 2014 World Cup.

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Argentina put the boot in as England left humiliated by FIFA again

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By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich

June 1 – England’s gamble to try to get FIFA Presidential election called off today failed as expected even though 16 other countries supported the move.