UEFA said that it was "rejecting" FIFA President SEPP
BLATTER's proposal to hold the World Cup every two years "on
sporting, medical and commercial grounds" (Reuters, 1/12).
...News Corp. Chair RUPERT MURDOCH, on Blatter's proposal:
"There's no reason why [the World Cup] should not be staged
every second year. If we don't have a World Cup between
countries every two years, maybe it would be right to have,
in between the quadrennial World Cup, a World Cup of clubs"
(LONDON TIMES, 1/13)....WAYNE HUIZENGA and his wife donated
$1M to be shared by the United Way organizations in Martin
and St. Lucie counties in FL (AP, 1/14)....In N.Y., Mitchell
Fink reports that SAMMY SOSA's agent, ADAM KATZ, said his
client would "be a no-show" for the CONGRESS OF RACIAL
EQUALITY event Monday in N.Y. unless he was "provided ...
with a round-trip private jet" from Santa Domingo to N.Y.
Fink: "Imagine how they reacted at CORE, a nonprofit civil
and human-rights organization." A CORE spokesperson was
unaware of the demands while Katz did not respond to calls
(N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 1/14)....Twelve NFL players will appear on
the "WHEEL OF FORTUNE 'NFL PLAYERS WEEK'" during the Super
Bowl week of January 25-29. Shows were taped in early
December with each player partnering with a fan from his
team's city. Contestants vied for a five-day/four-night
trip to Miami for Super Bowl XXXIII (Players Inc).
