After English football chiefs failed to defeat the Swiss president of FIFA, their players on Saturday can put a further dent in any hopes Sepp had of seeing Switzerland qualify for the 2012 European Championship.
Switch to Saturday's match, England has been the top of Group G halfway through qualifying and is already six points ahead of third placed Swiss who had expected to be its toughest rivals.
The FIFA crisis has proved a welcome distraction for England players as they mark a year since embarking World Cup tour journey which ended in a second round exits.
The FIFA crisis has proved a welcome distraction for England players as they mark a year ago started with a trip miserable World Cup, which ended in a second round exit.
The intense pre-match public focus they are used to has been on world football governing body rather than after the Football Association has decided to rebel against Blatter in the FIFA Congress, but was unable to stop his bid for re-election to fourth term.
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