Football, say the pundits, is a game of two halves. Try telling that to FIFA boss Sepp Blatter who told the press, "Football is not in a crisis, only some difficulties." Remind you of the Winter of Discontent? Crisis, what crisis? This game is already in extra time as the allegations continue to mount.
Sponsors such as Coca-Cola and Adidas have already raised concerns. "The current allegations ... are distressing and bad for the sport." "... The negative tenor of public debate is neither good for football nor for FIFA nor its president."
And the FIFA response? Blatter as a former journalist castigated a reporter at his press conference, which he unusually conducted alone (a visual signal here?) for showing lack of respect. We are not in a bazaar, he told him.
He went on to say, "We are in a game and all the little devils can enter the game. We have to fight against these devils." Delusional, said one commentator.
The worse thing you can do with a crisis is not to recognize it. Because if you do not you cannot put in place systems to deal with it. Next stage? A penalty shoot-out?
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