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Can anyone really be trusted to change Fifa?
KADEEM SIMMONDS believes the five candidates in the running to lead football’s world governing body are no better than the suspended former president Sepp Blatter

Ever get that feeling that even though a change is coming, nothing is actually going to be different?

That is the mood in the British media and public surrounding the upcoming Fifa elections.

With the suspended Sepp Blatter out of the picture, many had hoped that a genuine and honest candidate would emerge and lead football’s word governing body into a better future.

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