Thursday's Upside: Politics

Their Words "At the end of the day I am eagerly looking forward to our return game in Portland." Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid, speaking to The Seattle Times' Joshua Mayers. Other Sources Football Association snub Sepp Blatter and Mohamed Bin Hammam to abstain in the vote for Fifa presidency - from The Telegraph's Paul Kelso: "The FA Board has today agreed to abstain in the vote for the Presidency of Fifa.

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