UK Back Pages: Jurgen Klopp's Joy and Blatter's World Cup Bid 'Fix' Claims

No one in world football is currently attracting as much goodwill as Jurgen Klopp, who earned his first victory as Liverpool manager with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth on Wednesday evening. The Express are among those to dedicate the bulk of their Thursday morning back page to the German's achievement, but they also bring attention to the man in world football who is Klopp's diametric opposite in terms of popularity: Sepp Blatter.

The suspended FIFA president leads on the back page of the Sun thanks to comments he made in an interview with a Russian publication that suggested the 2018 and 2022 World Cup venues had been secretly decided before the votes were cast:

The Independent also splash with the FIFA furore and Liverpool's success, which may be replaced by Manchester United's shock loss to Middlesbrough in later editions: 

It's the same story on the back of the Metro:

And the Times:

The Telegraph, meanwhile, claim to have an exclusive interview with disgraced UEFA chief Michel Platini, who gives his side of events in relation to the controversial payment made to him by Blatter:

The back of the Guardian, meanwhile, run with the news that the Premier League is being urged to accept a version of the "Rooney Rule," the guideline in U.S. sports that dictates that at least one non-white candidate must be interviewed for each coaching role:

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