Sepp Blatter wants to set the record straight with FIFA memoirs detailing life in office but book publishers are unconvinced
- Lame-duck FIFA president Sepp Blatter is set to release a book
- Publishers are underwhelmed by the prospect of his autobiography
- Stuart Lancaster could resign from his position as head coach following host nation England's exit from the Rugby World Cup
- That only Tom Wood stopped to talk to the media after the defeat by Australia at Twickenham is a sorry state of affairs for the sport
FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who seemingly can't live without the spotlight on him, intends to write his memoirs after leaving office.
Blatter's daughter Corinne, his closest confidant, revealed to a Swiss newspaper Blatter would at some point write a book about his FIFA life.
The book is sure to be used by Blatter to settle any scores still outstanding after the scorched-earth policy of his last few months as a lame-duck president.
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Lame-duck FIFA president Sepp Blatter is set to release a book about his life in office
Corinne Blatter-Andenmatten added that he would definitely quit in February following the FIFA presidential election. But, after the start of criminal proceedings against him by the Swiss Attorney General's office, Blatter could be suspended in weeks.
Adidas are conspicuous as being the only major FIFA sponsor who have not called for Blatter to go immediately. Their statement said only: 'The initiated reform process must continue quickly and transparently.'
Book publishers were underwhelmed by the prospect of Blatter's autobiography, saying such a discredited figure would not command anywhere near the £2million advance that Sir Alex Ferguson received.
A devastated Stuart Lancaster might fall on his sword long before the findings of the RFU's World Cup review are announced.
But the inquiry is likely to be kind on Lancaster, especially as professional rugby director Rob Andrew, Twickenham's great survivor, is expected to have a significant role in the review.
Andrew, instrumental in Lancaster's appointment, believes the England squad will not peak for two or three years.
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Stuart Lancaster's future as England's head coach is uncertain following a disastrous World Cup
![England captain Chris Robshaw (centre) and his team-mates look dejected after losing to Australia](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/10/04/20/2D0E7E7200000578-3259785-image-a-73_1443987956587.jpg)
England captain Chris Robshaw (centre) and his team-mates look dejected after losing to Australia
England football manager Roy Hodgson, in the Twickenham royal box for the Australia game when Prince Harry, vice-patron of the RFU was in the overflow, is certainly in the best position to brief Stuart Lancaster about the humiliations of playing a dead rubber following exit from the World Cup at the group stage.
Hodgson was extremely fortunate in the weeks before and after last year's non-event against Costa Rica to retain the support of his employers and it seems Lancaster is going to be equally lucky.
RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie, who gave him a six-year contract, is the most powerful voice on the management board.
![England football manager Roy Hodgson (centre) was in the stands at Twickenham to witness the loss](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/10/04/20/2D0DBBB700000578-3259785-image-a-74_1443987991346.jpg)
England football manager Roy Hodgson (centre) was in the stands at Twickenham to witness the loss
Credit Peter Alliss — not something normally written in this column — for being sharp enough at the grand old age of 84 to turn a supposed jibe about BBC giving up live Open coverage meaning there would be less opportunity for him to plug his various family golf concerns like Old Thorns Golf & Country Club in Hampshire into a positive.
Alliss emailed your Sports Agenda columnist saying: 'I can't thank you enough for the kind mention, bookings for Christmas and the New Year have already risen thanks to your kindness.
'I also have an interest in the Hindhead Golf Club, which is trying to encourage new membership, so perhaps you could give that club a mention.'
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BBC Golf commentator Peter Alliss (right) has proven he's still sharp-witted even at 84 years old
Media snub is new low
Media relations is one part of Lancaster's reign that would get high marks in any review.
Up to post-match on Saturday night that is, when just one player, Tom Wood, stopped to properly talk to the media — Richard Wigglesworth paused momentarily — when tournament regulations detail that 10 members of the team should be made available post-match.
There was no explanation on the night for this rude snub — made worse by England's host-nation status.
England will be reported to World Rugby for what was the worst breach of mixed-zone requirements so far this tournament. A spokesman said that the mass absence was due to a mixture of injuries and total devastation about the result.
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Only Tom Wood (left) was brave enough to face the media following England's World Cup exit
A test of how England's exit will affect interest in the tournament is how quickly the 900 seats that have become available for their dead rubber against Uruguay at the Etihad are snapped up.
ITV will broadcast the meaningless game on their main channel, though the audience is likely to be a lot less than half the 11.1m peak that watched the Australia match.
Meanwhile, England Rugby 2015 plan go ahead with an extra screening of the final in London, probably Trafalgar Square.
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