Grace Jones at FIFA

Last night I could hardly believe my eyes when BBC News showed Grace Jones swinging a hula-hoop at the 61st FIFA Congress Opening Ceremony at the Zurich Hallenstadion. What was this, a football congress or Sunday Night at The London Palladium? There's nothing like rubbing the punters' noses into the profligate spending of FIFA. Let them eat cake indeed! "Are you ready to party?" she asked the geriatric delegates on the FIFA gravy train. Were they, hell (title link for the Guardian's view). King Blatter has his coronation today. The majority of delegates favour him as "captain". He looks as likely to shed power as Colonel Gaddafi.