Interesting read on another reason why Germany won the World Cup.

http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/content/ideas/ed-smith/intelligence-sport

"Intelligence tends to be regarded with deep suspicion in sport. But now it has won the World Cup."

FIFA Clears Itself of Corruption Charges

On to Moscow and Qatar.  

If oil and the ruble continue to fall there may have been a second Russian Revolution before 2018.

As for Qatar, it's a bad, corrupt idea that FIFA refuses to walk away from.  This will completely screw up all the leagues that play through the winter.  Millions of fans will not get to see the club teams play on their usual schedules and billions will be lost to the teams and national economies.  Instead, an elite few will travel to the matches in the Mideast which could be glass in 8 years.

UEFA should split from FIFA and boycott the World Cup letting their teams play on.

Here's what old Sepp thinks of all of us: