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breaking news:

the 2026 world cup is to be hosted on the private pitch of a saudi oligarach who is "good friends" with FIFA president Blatter, only teams that pay an entry bung of £2.5m to the oligarch may enter and the results are pre determined by a russian mafia betting syndicate, only people with a yearly income of over £1m will be allowed to attend matches and any journalists seen within 3 miles of the games will mysteriously end up dead the following morning.

the majority of the world media have declared it a prudent decision free from any slight hint of corruption