UK Back Pages: Sepp Blatter, FIFA Pummelled over Corruption Probe

Thursday's back pages are grim reading for anyone who's involved with FIFA. Or any football fan, really. 

The implications are finally setting in of the massive FIFA corruption probe that exploded early Wednesday morning, with officials being arrested in Zurich, Switzerland, and the papers are having a field day with the organisation's top dogs. 

While FIFA President Sepp Blatter hasn't been charged, as the man at the top of the disgraced entity, he's hammered in the press, starting with a poignant and powerful message in Telegraph Sport:

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Thursday's Telegraph Sport: The Game's Up #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #FIFA pic.twitter.com/uDspBstm7Q

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 27, 2015"

Though Blatter and FIFA were the story on every publication, there had to be a daily dose of Raheem Sterling and David De Gea rumours.

Mirror Sport has presumed Real Madrid boss Rafa Benitez is chasing wantaway Liverpool winger Sterling:

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Thursday's Daily Mirror back page: SEPPtic #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #FIFA pic.twitter.com/xPxMK9dWtN

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 27, 2015"

Star Sport seems to have concluded De Gea is all but assured of a move to Real Madrid:

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Thursday's Daily Star back page: Blatt's Yer Lot - Stop Sepp's election NOW #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/EdZgFrJdVE

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 27, 2015"

Similarly, Sun Sport has incumbent goalkeeper Iker Casillas already saying he's fine to battle his compatriot for the position:

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Thursday's Sun back page: Give it to England #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #FIFA pic.twitter.com/S54k7Vopq7

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 27, 2015"

The rest of Thursday's papers are all FIFA and Blatter:

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Thursday's Independent front page: The shame game #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #FIFA pic.twitter.com/aPgCu3Rqrb

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 27, 2015"

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Thursday's Daily Express back page: You are killing football #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #FIFA pic.twitter.com/EdB4RfXRNN

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 27, 2015"

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Thursday's Metro back page: Beginning of the End #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #FIFA pic.twitter.com/Dk7FqqyDy4

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 27, 2015"

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Thursday's Daily Mail back page: How can Blatter survive? #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #FIFA pic.twitter.com/6yVISF6rig

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 27, 2015"

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Thursday's Metro front page: We woz robbed! #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #FIFA pic.twitter.com/rrh5SKHrrk

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 27, 2015"