…after all the countless scandals, scams, bad behaviour and downright crookery, not one single banker has faced any charges of any kind. Maybe not.
Note to FIFA acquisitions Dept: Order another bucket of whitewash, last one too thin
Fifa’s report into allegations of corruption during the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has been questioned – by the man who investigated the claims of wrongdoing.
If FIFA says so then it must be true
A Fifa report clears Qatar of corruption in the 2022 World Cup bidding process but is critical of the English FA. Russia has also been cleared, although the report noted its bid team made only a limited amount of documents available for review.
Russia ‘can’t afford’ to pay Capello
Of course they can’t, they have more important things to do with their money. Russian troops enter Ukraine
True celebrity class
Amy Childs mistakes the Ebola virus for a band during red carpet interview Presenter: ‘You know Ebola is going to be huge, don’t you?’ Childs: ‘I might be a big fan after tonight… I think it will be absolutely amazing.’
Let me take a wild guess. By putting the ball in the back of the net?
With the Barcelona star needing just one goal to equal Telmo Zarra’s La Liga goals record of 251, Telegraph Sport looks at how he did it
Difficult to know whether he is ruling his own party out or referring to other parties
The secretary of the PSOE, César Luena, says that you cannot negotiate with a party “beset by corruption.”
Same judge?
Just how did a 20-year-old student, now facing fraud charges, end up rubbing shoulders with Spain’s political elite?…El Pais
Oh no, don’t say America is going all PC as well
Lewinsky, who attained global notoriety for her affair with Clinton while working as a White House intern in 1998, had long claimed she agents tried to bully her into wearing a wire against the president….MailOnline
How apt
‘Public relations’ is an anagram of ‘Crap built on lies’ and ‘Houses of Parliament’ is an anagram of ‘Shameful operations’