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    Blatter's dubious masterplan

    By Dale Johnson

    Wednesday, March 3, 2004

    If, or when, FIFA president Sepp Blatter gets his way, domestic football in England will become harmonised with the rest of the world, bringing a stagnant and somewhat uninspiring symmetry to the global game. Gone will be the local idiosyncrasies of soccer. For instance, the FA will, next month, finally bow to pressure and scrap the two-week gap before a suspension comes into force and fall into line after much moaning from Blatter. He has long been a campaigner for a reduction in domestic g ...

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