First Fabio, Now The FA Reads My Blog!

In my blog a couple of days ago I made reference to the WC scandal caused by Lord Looselips Triesman, who is now the former chairman of the England 2018 bid committee.  I stated that it might be good to find a representative not possessing a title.  Well, obviously the FA took my advice and here you have it.  Geoffrey Thompson (former FA chief) was appointed to plug the dam before England's chances of hosting the world of footy have all but drained.

As expected, Spain denied the allegations Lord T whispered to his former lover (who just happened to have a taperecorder with her), stating,

"The idea Spain is trying to bribe World Cup referees is, of course, ridiculous. "We like to compete and participate fairly and try always to do the best we can."

"As far as 2018 goes, we're trying to progress our bid to host the competition with Portugal. If we win that would be wonderful and if another country is chosen, we'd be happy as well because all the candidates are good ones."

In my blog I wondered aloud about the ramifications of Spain acting unilaterally on it's host partner.  But Portuguese FA president Gilberto Madail assured that they are in unison with their Iberian neighbors (and if they weren't it would be very embarrassing),

 "This kind of story is indicative of an uneasiness on the part of England. These stories are absurd and unfounded. They have no effect whatsoever on our joint bid. We are in absolute harmony with Spain until the end."

The chief of Russia's bid, Aleksey Sorokin, has called for FIFA to "take appropriate measures."

This is where it gets interesting:
England's 2018 team are hoping Thompson, who is vice president of UEFA and FIFA and is also a member of the 24-man executive committee that will decide who hosts the World Cup, can get their bid back on track.

?  Is that ethical?  That a member of the voting committee would also head the bid committee for his country?  It seems they would have an advantage if other members expressed their views on certain aspects and then Mr. Thompson supplied that information to the bid committee to change.
I checked on FIFA's website and the only other member of the Executive Committee to head up their country's bid committee is Sheikh Mohammed bin Hammam of Qatar, who are bidding for the 2022 Cup only.
So...if England do by way of divine miracles receive the WC in 2018 and Qatar secures their chance in 2022, I will be very suspect. *scratches head*
I am not suggesting that Mr. Thompson isn't above board, but his appointment is rather odd considering his position within FIFA.

Now for something important...a Zizou sighting!

ZZ was filming a commercial with Figo, Kevin Spacey, Cate Blanchett and others. 

Looking very dapper, Monsieur!