My election was ordained by God

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Many players believe FIFA could cover the six fields with sod. The real stuff was rolled on to the artificial surface at Michigan’s Big House this summer for FIFA Coins a match between Manchester United and Real Madrid.Serwetnyk said Canada’s current players are in a bind when it comes to expressing their feelings on the matter.“The CSA is their boss, and it’s easier for players from other countries to express feelings,” she said. “It poses a risk for the players, and they just want to focus on making the FIFA 15 ultimate team.”Russia 2018’s head Alexey Sorokin floating a new tough line on racism: “While there are individual outbreaks of these undesired tendencies, it cannot be regarded as a trend in our country.” 2) Russia’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko: “Why should we be singled out? A lot of dark-skinned players play in Russia. I don’t really see any problems.” Also new last week from Mutko – a final verdict on September’s FIFA luxury watch scandal  – “absolute nonsense fanned by foreign journalists” which left FIFA executives feeling “very much insulted”. The big lesson: “All these technical issues should be kept within the [FIFA] family and never leaked … Why did the British press start all that?” The last big leak that upset Mutko: 2010’s Russian federal audit chamber report into the expenses claims of senior officials – including Mutko’s claim for 97 breakfasts eaten during a 20-day trip to Vancouver. Mutko called the audit “absolute nonsense and nit-picking”.ElsewhereLast week’s other FIFA family news: Nigeria: New FA president Amaju Pinnick lasting 19 days before being sacked after a court called his election win illegal. Pinnick, voted in after predecessor Aminu Maigari was arrested three times in three months, told local press. “My election was ordained by God.” Nepal: FA president Ganesh Thapa stepping aside for two months to fight claims from colleagues that he embezzled 3.7m. Thapa told regional FA heads he’ll now battle to “save Nepalese FIFA from this accident, so stay calm. I will not let Nepalese FIFA suffer.” Plus – thought for the day: “I truly believe the love and joy of the FIFA game has stayed in your hearts ever since you first chased a ball on a dirt pitch. For the growth of the FIFA game, we will not be afraid to dream big and chase those dreams. For growth, together!” - personal message from Mongolia’s FA president Ganbold Buyannemekh, still live on the FA’s website, a week after his five-year ban for bribery.Other news: chipping in 31m:  West Ham’s outlay last summer on transfer fees.  In fact, the report into Russia and the USA was produced solely by Cornel Borbely,” said Eckert.“This is because Michael Garcia was unable to take part in some parts of the investigation due to the possibility of conflicts of interest, for example in the case of the American bid [as he is a US citizen].”Controversy has surrounded the controversial and chaotic decision to award the 2018 FIFA to Russia and the tournament to Qatar ever since the vote in December 2010. Mohamed Bin Hammam, the disgraced former president of the Asian FIFA Confederation, has been linked to paying a string of bribes during the Qatari’s failed bid to become FIFA president, with some linking his activities to the concurrent Qatar bid. The failed bidders, including the US, Australian and England, also come under scrutiny.Eckert has said that only four people have access to Garcia’s report, but other sources claim to have seen parts of it. It is said to focus on breaches of the ethics code by several individuals but Eckert and the FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, have said that only FIFA’s executive committee would have the power to strip either Russia or Qatar of the FIFA. Garcia travelled to all the bidding countries, except for Russia where he is barred from entry due to the country’s continuing dispute with the US over sanctions, to gather evidence over an 18-month period.