Millions of pounds of pension money from all 10 Greater Manchester councils are being invested in companies accused of war crimes, racial discrimination, and massive environmental ruin.

British football officials lined themselves up in opposition to Fifa president Sepp Blatter in a day of off field drama that will be difficult to match at the forthcoming World Cup.

Blatter due to step down from his Fifa role in 2015 and Uefa president, Frenchman Michel Platini, is among the favourites to replace him