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The French and Spanish delegates both voted for Blatter on Friday because of the amount of Qatari investment in their respective countries. Geopolitics, not footballing issues, determined the awarding of the World Cup finals. England's bid was a waste of time and money, but they were too...

I think you will find FIFA has $2 billion in the bank!

They can be part of a new corrupt organisation instead!

Platini couldn't even get the French delegate to vote against Blatter, so there is zero chance of a UEFA boycott in 2018.

Platini had an agreement with Blatter that the 2018 World Cup would go to a UEFA country, and in return Platini would not stand against Blatter for the FIFA presidency.

Which is why I always refuse to shake the hands of Frenchmen.