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00:05Monday morning in Miami, somewhere in Florida, and Ian Fletcher is on a journey.
00:19The 2026 Soccer World Cup is to be co-hosted by the US in competition with Canada and Mexico
00:26in what will be the biggest sporting event the world has ever seen.
00:32Ian's here because he's been recruited by FIPA, the organising body for world football
00:38which we're unable to name for legal reasons, to lead its 2026 Oversight team in Miami in
00:44a key new post of Director of Integrity.
00:55He's arriving at a moment when, in a divided world, sport means more to us than it's ever meant.
01:04And this is a post that's been specially created for him by FIPA's previous Director of Integrity,
01:09who left.
01:12Ian!
01:13Eric!
01:13Hi!
01:14Welcome to Oversight!
01:16Very good!
01:18My God!
01:18Who knew you were so big?
01:19We met on Zoom, for all I know, you are a pygmy.
01:21Yes.
01:22Turns out you are a giant!
01:23Well, I wouldn't.
01:24It's the modern condition.
01:25We are in each other's faces more than ever, but from the neck down, we are in uncharted waters.
01:30Yes.
01:30Well, it's very good to be here anyway.
01:32Let me introduce you.
01:33So, everybody, the special one is with us!
01:40Well, thank you, thank you, I was just saying to Eric, it's great to be here and to see you
01:48all.
01:48Wow!
01:49Okay, so let me show you.
01:51We have your own desk for you, I think.
01:53Right.
01:54Emily?
01:54Yes.
01:54Yes.
01:54Eric van de Putrens is mostly Belgian, and is in Miami as FIFA Chief Coordinating Attaché
02:00from their headquarters in Zurich.
02:02Right.
02:03Okay.
02:03So, here we are.
02:05Yes.
02:05We are in the very centre of things, yes?
02:07Yes.
02:08No, I mean, it's right in the middle, isn't it?
02:09Yes.
02:10Okay.
02:11So, welcome.
02:12So, I will leave you now.
02:13Apologies if I've taken too much of your time already.
02:15No.
02:15And in the meantime, if I need anything, I can ask Emily, is it?
02:18Yes.
02:19Yes.
02:46Even though is based in Switzerland Ian's first task is to establish his
02:51place in a corporate culture which is irretrievably American okay great so
03:00shall we make some sort of start of course oh my god so British by 10 o'clock
03:05Ian is chairing his first-ever meeting of the oversight team strategic
03:08operations group or SOG so first of all I just wanted to say hi really and maybe
03:13introduce myself a bit hi yes and perhaps say something about the journey
03:17we're all on together great it's a crack squad of individual men or women chosen
03:23from soccer authorities right across the three host nations and assembled here in
03:27Miami to see what happens as some of you might know I was lucky enough to be
03:30involved in the 2012 Olympic Games in London oh my god so great the opening
03:34ceremony sure you have mr. beam the queen for sort of a helicopter oh my god
03:38brilliant so just clarify guys it wasn't like she fell she was wearing a parachute
03:42okay well yes either way okay you have the queen coming out of the sky no
03:46yeah still pretty neat yes well anyway what I realize now that turns out to have
03:51been just base camp on the way towards an altogether higher and more momentous
03:55peak for sure so there are going to be challenging days on the way up yeah yeah
03:59hundred percent and we'll be relying on each other every step of the way but when
04:03we get to thank you when we get to the top which by the way we will I think the
04:08view is
04:08going to be pretty incredible for all of us can I just say that is so beautiful Ian
04:14truly yeah great stuff but anyway in the meantime with fewer than 200 days to go to
04:19the opening game at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City the most pressing item in Ian's
04:24inbox is the official announcement of the semi-final venues on Friday it's a big moment both for the
04:30oversight team and for the two cities in question wherever they turn out to be and am I right in
04:35thinking that as of now ie today Monday we haven't finalized where those venues are oh my god nope we
04:41have not correct right guys do not get me started on this please no okay let's not my name is
04:47Gabriela
04:47de la Rosa and I am VP of Dixon narrative at 2026 oversight so when you host a tournament like
04:52this what are you doing what you are doing is you are telling a story about who you are and
04:57you're
04:57telling this story to the world right yes so then in this case when you've got three host nations
05:01sure how do you decide which story you're telling okay for sure this is a challenge yes yes so I
05:08played
05:08207 games for Club Deportivo Guadalajara in the Liga MX Femini I represented Mexico on the world stage
05:1435 times I was CMO and the Federación Mexicana de Football Association for three years I am proud to
05:20be a Mexican woman right this is my story so this is a story I'm telling yes right yes I
05:25mean essentially
05:26it looks like we're down to a short list of three possible venues for two games which I have to
05:30say
05:30doesn't sound too difficult in principle good the idea of making a last-minute decision about something
05:35as crucial as the venues for the 2026 semi-finals is one of a number of outstanding projects bequeathed
05:41to him by Ian's predecessor as director of integrity I mean Owen perhaps with your logistics hat on do you
05:47want to just take us through the headlines with each of the options okay I mean if that's okay with
05:51you
05:51no sure okay I'll give it a shot um so uh Vancouver LA and Miami three very different options here
06:04so Miami we know of course because pretty much see it out the window so I am Owen Mitchell and
06:10I am VP
06:11logistics and execution here at well you know where we are I didn't choose that title by the way I
06:17have also been the
06:18chief operating officer at Canada soccer for the past eight years in case you're interested
06:22so basically you're responsible for the practicalities of the whole thing really Jesus I'm still trying
06:29to figure out how the coffee machine works I mean planning infrastructure transport everything
06:32I don't know I guess somebody must be hey maybe it is me in LA over there on the west
06:39coast what can
06:40you say 12 million people what they're all really doing there we don't know stadium functioning airport
06:45hotels palm trees so everything pretty much where it ought to be that is when parts of it aren't
06:51literally on fire oh my gosh and you discount the existence of the San Andreas fault our poor world
06:56right yeah and then Vancouver up there in Canada what can I tell you the BC stadium out there on
07:06false
07:06creek you can walk there from the sky train station and you hear the harbor seals calling out in English
07:13Bay when it comes to issues like the venues for the semifinals Owen's job is to bring his wealth of
07:18practical experience and knowledge to bear for the benefit of the whole group right well thank you
07:23for that sure that's really helpful yeah right I mean this is a key decision in so many ways yep
07:28oh my
07:28gosh right I mean Sarah I mean from an environmental point of view absolutely so financially it's huge yes
07:34financially really we're not trying to save the world here right excuse me fuck's sake we're not trying to
07:40save the world here that's exactly what we're trying to do well I mean should we okay and guys and
07:44we
07:44have not talked about Guadalajara yet yes right so Guadalajara yes so just a detail Guadalajara is not
07:51actually on the shortlist exactly this is what I'm saying it is not on the shortlist yes excuse my language
07:56here but like what is this like what the fuck is it just me or did we cover this we're
08:00not doing this
08:00for shits and giggles right excuse me honestly I don't know why we're even talking about this so I'm Nick
08:05Castellano I'm VP Business and Legal at 2026 Oversight as well as at US Soccer so basically
08:09that's everything right the whole kit and caboodle you name it it comes through me right you want to
08:12be a bit more specific specific yeah you know maybe some examples listen I'm trying to save you time
08:16here what is this the Supreme Court I mean just looking at it with the opening game in Mexico City
08:21and the final in New York in other words in the US is there an argument that at least one
08:26of these
08:26semifinals should take place in Canada which would mean Vancouver in this case obviously
08:31don't know me I mean I don't know does that help at all oh my gosh
08:43yeah yeah with the meeting over Ian has come to have a word with by chief coordinating attache
08:50Eric van de putrens who is visible in his office talking on his phone
08:57so Eric is busy right now yes he's actually in a meeting a meeting yes yeah no I just it's
09:02okay
09:03I just wanted to have a quick word if that's okay you know when he's finished sure if you could
09:06email
09:06me sometimes what no good yes hi you are here yes you are still with us yes no I was
09:12just wondering
09:13if you had a moment a moment yes of course yes of course and then what is life but moments
09:17we must
09:17spend them wisely yes thank you Emily yes really she is a force of nature yes truly no in fact
09:23I don't know whether you remember this but I think there was some mention of me having an Emily
09:28of my own at some point absolutely yes yes I don't if you need to talk to Zurich about that
09:32no one has been in contact with you about this no not yet no so then I apologize I think
09:37we have
09:37good news here oh yes perhaps we can say watch this space right I will unleash Emily on this
09:43immediately right then we can say look out yes yes please in theory Eric acts as a conduit not
09:48just between Zurich and Miami but also vice versa and already even at the end of the first meeting we
09:53move forward the Vancouver decision yes then I think we can call this a result yes so I wanted
09:58to ask you about process here on his first day in the job Ian is keen to get up to
10:02speed with who
10:03people are how things work and what that means and when it comes to the other semi-final LA or
10:08Miami yes
10:09so this so this email about this Miami day thing on Friday yes which am I right in thinking I'm
10:15supposed
10:15to be making some sort of speech at evidently so in which case first of all what is it exactly
10:20Miami
10:21yes well yes exactly what is it so what we know is that Americans they love to have days right
10:28well
10:28then perhaps we can say this is something that is exactly what it sounds like right okay I hope that
10:34helps yes well personally I am looking forward to it good but with the semi-finals announcement coming
10:40on the same day I mean is that just a coincidence or is there something else going on here ah
10:44yes exactly
11:01so I just want to say it's so great you're here Ian oh thank you that's truly well and it's
11:13so great
11:13you're sitting at Bill's desk you know right yes and you're British too right which makes it I don't
11:20know well I can't do anything about that actually it's kind of wonderful oh well thanks anyway thank
11:24you okay so then the raw sewage is pumped from underground collecting tanks back up to ground
11:35level for treatment which separates water from what we call sludge okay yeah so that's how that happens
11:42wow that's awesome by nine o'clock VP sustainability and climate strategy Sarah Campbell is in a virtual
11:50meeting all of her own making so there are companies that specialize in the removal of fat soils and grease
11:57known as foge or otherwise high strength waste from wastewater okay like they have tankers and they go
12:05all over the city literally sucking this stuff up out of drains wow I know right so so what we
12:12discovered
12:12is that if you add foge to the digester at the critical point the chemical reaction supercharges the
12:20biogas production enabling us to literally double the production of gas and therefore double
12:26our electricity production right okay but here's where it gets interesting right absolutely my
12:34name is Sarah Campbell and I'm VP sustainability and climate strategy here at 2026 oversight
12:39essentially it involves putting the environment at the heart of everything we do to deliver a 2026
12:44that's at the very least carbon neutral in an ideal world and I truly believe it's possible we would
12:50be putting carbon back into the environment as a net result of everything we do are you sure you don't
12:55mean taking carbon out of the environment excuse me otherwise absolutely right exactly I truly
13:01believe it's possible 33 million room nights in LA hotels last year a direct visitor spend of 24
13:07billion dollars right and those are big numbers yes well their numbers this morning with one of the
13:12semifinals already assigned to Vancouver the team is under pressure to choose between the last two
13:17shortlisted cities Miami and Los Angeles for the remaining game before the official announcement of
13:22venues on Friday I mean in the end I suppose what we need to consider okay okay okay so this
13:28is a
13:28winner right well Los Angeles has eight matches already right eight Jesus they have a quarter
13:33final already they had the Olympic Games in 1984 the Olympic Games yeah I think that's different LA is LA
13:38we
13:39know what it is it is oatmeal and Monjaro what it is la la la land like the movie la
13:44la excuse me it's not la la la
13:45okay yeah la la right well you know I do not think we would end up getting into this Guadalajara
13:51is not on the
13:52fucking shortlist okay this is not about we are not going back there this is about the story we are
13:56telling us and plus no it's not a fucking story Gabriella we come back like what am I a fucking
14:01five
14:01year old don't answer that okay so we calculate that with the increase in stadium capacity from
14:0730,000 to 45,000 for the tournament like there's a sweet spot for this technology right a microbiologist
14:16both by training and by temperament Matthew Jones is leading a flagship environmental project at the
14:21BMO stadium in Toronto where six of the hundred and four 2026 matches will be played and the good
14:27news is that everybody poops about a pound per day give or take right and great we calculate that if
14:33we can increase that by just a small mark increase it right by just a small margin then we think
14:41the
14:41stadium could be completely self-sustaining which would be like a first Wow all just by taking the
14:50city's fog and co-digesting it with our sludge oh my gosh yeah I mean for me with LA you
14:58had Beckham
14:59LA Galaxy 2007-8 the glory years yeah right yeah Steven Gerrard Robbie Keane Ashley Cole yes excuse me
15:05it's iconic it's showbiz okay so first of all Ashley Cole is not iconic okay well that's not what I'm
15:11saying
15:11is you got all these statistics right okay fine that's great I get it but I'm sorry but for me
15:16football is about emotion right and there's something about LA you know well and you can't
15:22put it into words no evidently not so I'm Phil Plank people call me Woody from Manchester originally
15:28you can probably hear that Warrington actually but over here nobody knows where that is so just say
15:32Manchester and I'm VP on pitch protocols for 2026 oversight I was playing football back in the UK
15:39I had trials rolled him athletic had a few games for the second team I actually played against Phil
15:43Neville once when he was coming back from injury so yeah beat that I mean Owen yep as VP logistics
15:49and execution right I did not choose that title by the way no but in that role anyway yeah where
15:54have
15:54you landed with this right so for me this whole thing I mean I'm Canadian what do I care it's
15:59like
15:59Vancouver and someplace else right no but really well and all in my gut I guess I would go Miami
16:05great of course as the semi-final debate continues it's beginning to look as if opinion in the room
16:11is now universally divided oh right Eric so apologies everyone what can we say when you are in the zoom
16:17where are you you are everywhere and you are nowhere yes yeah right so what is the score here do
16:21we have
16:21a result right yes well it's a good time to arrive actually looks like we might need a casting boat
16:25me yes no I'm sorry what I cannot be involved I'm afraid I am the conduit only absolutely yeah
16:32especially with something like this right perhaps we can say cometh the hour cometh the man yes
16:38oh right yes by the end of the week it's Friday morning and Ian is on his way across town
16:48to the
16:48craftsman's center for performative culture and arts for the Miami day thing whatever that turns out
16:53to be so why Miami in the end well someone had to make a decision I suppose yes but why
16:59Miami though
16:59why not LA right yes I mean LA is great obviously but in the end I mean what do I
17:04know I've only been
17:04here a few days but somehow it just feels oh actually I better just take this sure Gabriella hi
17:12no I haven't why Dallas and Atlanta what do you mean Dallas and Atlanta where the hell did they come
17:18from no I know where they are yeah I know we did but just when it looked as if the
17:23decisions on
17:24semi-final venues have been made suddenly there's the sound of goal posts moving yes I know it is
17:29yeah I know we have yes I know actually Gabriella can we come back into English for a second
17:36power of poop right okay meanwhile back at Oversight HQ Sarah is in a meeting with the 2026 social media
17:44team hashtag powered poop like we really like that totally yeah like dude okay they've been
17:50working on ideas for giving her wastewater future campaign more grippiness in a famously slippery
17:55social media world I don't know wastewater future just seems more I don't know I guess okay so this
18:01has got a pop right right right and truth is poop pops right sure totally I guess maybe we can
18:08just
18:08try it right sure totally yeah see what happens right I mean if it doesn't work I guess so it's
18:13done
18:13I guess we could excuse me it's done I just posted cool okay sure like this is gonna be so
18:18cool
18:19right totally right right right
18:29oh say can you see by the dawn's early light across town at the craftsman center for performative
18:43arts things are getting serious particularly since the oversight team have just received an email from
18:49Zurich ahead of the announcement this afternoon confirming that the 2026 semi-finals will be
18:55played in the cities of Dallas and Atlanta neither of which is anywhere near either Vancouver or
19:01especially Miami
19:02and the home of the brave
19:23I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
19:30one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all
19:39thank you guys truly may I invite you all now please to remain standing as I have the honor
19:48as mayor of the city of Miami County of introducing the chair and founder of Miami first enterprise Daniel
19:57craftsman
20:01thank you thank you so much guys thank you guys please please be seated thank you thank you mayor Santos
20:12thanks Juan Diego elected officials distinguished guests and other people thank you for being with us today
20:24so first of all I want to welcome members of the 2026 oversight team for taking the time to be
20:31with us here today welcome guys it's truly an honor for us to have you with us and I want
20:36to say a personal thanks to you for choosing Miami this great city of ours and the soccer capital of
20:45the USA
20:49thank you for choosing us as host city for seven great games already
20:55thank you for choosing us as host city for seven great games already
20:59what can I say you guys have made the right choices up to now and hopefully it's not over yet
21:08Miami first you know it Miami first
21:13say what Miami first say it again Miami first I can't hear you I can't hear you Miami first
21:21yeah
21:28so I believe I'm right in saying Eric is in Atlanta Eric's in Atlanta yes exactly yeah no he's completely
21:33gone yeah
21:34if it wasn't clear what the Miami day thing was about it is now so Eric is not replying
21:39yeah right okay well
21:40he is notification silenced
21:42fuck's sake
21:42it looks as if the dignitaries at Miami first have timed Miami day deliberately to coincide with the announcement of
21:48the semi-final venues on the assumption that they'd got one
21:51but the problem for the oversight team is that apparently they haven't
21:55you want to know what this is
21:56well he's playing that audience like a fucking violin out there
21:58well it's a shake down it's a layoff it's a ham and cheese sandwich
22:01yes well whatever it is
22:02oh okay
22:03yes
22:04excuse me
22:05oh right
22:05so we're busy yes?
22:07sure okay
22:07thank you
22:08anyway the point is we can't stay in here essentially we're in a toilet and we're going to have to
22:11come out
22:12yeah nice one
22:12so when you're on the pitch attack is the best form of defense yes?
22:15right
22:16what?
22:16without doubt
22:16the fuck does that mean?
22:18I mean is there anything we can give them instead?
22:19well this is what I am saying
22:20so like what?
22:21well I don't know
22:22yeah really some fucking flowers?
22:23you know just something as a kind of you know just to make it seem
22:25what? you mean like the third place playoff final or something?
22:28what?
22:28excuse me?
22:29yeah uh
22:29the third place playoff?
22:31I'm just- well hang on
22:31fuck's sake
22:32are you actually mad?
22:33wait a minute
22:33okay I'm just saying the third place playoff final
22:36yeah
22:37right okay interesting
22:38yeah or fucking flowers
22:50okay here we go
22:51cool
22:52it's happening
22:53meanwhile back across town in the social media world events are unfolding literally IRT
22:58but so like what is happening here?
23:01okay so?
23:02this is the power of poop
23:02right?
23:03right
23:03totally
23:04right like hashtag power of power of poop right?
23:07right
23:07hey
23:09so like who are these people?
23:11who are they?
23:12like who's shiny earwig?
23:13okay
23:14like have they actually read?
23:15like I don't know who shiny earwig is
23:17right?
23:18who is Mr. Beast?
23:18like these are people who until a few moments ago had never-
23:22Mr. Beast?
23:23wait
23:23no way
23:24what?
23:25you're kidding
23:25no way
23:26oh my god it is it's him
23:27dude
23:27oh my god
23:28what? what is happening?
23:29Mr. Beast?
23:30Jesus Christ
23:36so yes we look forward to sharing the journey with you
23:40as we count down to June the 11th to the start of the greatest sporting event on earth
23:45and to celebrating everything that Miami can bring to that event in its many and various ways
23:53so yes
23:54thank you
23:55yes
23:56thank you
23:57great
23:57that is so great to hear that from you guys
23:59truly
24:00okay so we have time for a few questions if anybody
24:03yeah
24:03hi Judith
24:04go ahead
24:05thank you Daniel
24:06Judith Jones Channel 3 News Florida
24:09hi
24:09hi
24:09so you're announcing the venues for the semi-final matches this afternoon
24:13yes
24:14obviously there's been a lot of speculation around that
24:17Daniel made reference to the fact that Miami is ready and standing by
24:21yes
24:21is there anything you'd like to say about that ahead of the announcement?
24:24right
24:25yes okay
24:26thank you
24:26great question Judith by the way
24:28yes
24:29excuse me Ian you go ahead
24:30yes
24:30I mean obviously these are big decisions
24:33it's something we've given a great deal of thought to
24:36obviously I won't pre-empt this afternoon's announcement
24:39you wouldn't expect me to
24:40we'll have to wait and see what that contains
24:43but in the meantime I think I can say this
24:47well in fact I'm going to
24:49as I say we've given a lot of thought to this
24:51semi-finals are fine they're one thing
24:54they're great occasions
24:55but in the end they are semi-finals
24:57or as you would say semi-finals after all
25:00and as you say Daniel this isn't just any city this is Miami
25:05yeah
25:05it's just the
25:06yes
25:10the soccer capital of the US
25:14and so without giving too much away
25:18maybe Miami deserves something better than that
25:23I don't know what if Miami deserved a final all of its own
25:28I mean I don't know am I right
25:37Miami first mami first Miami first Miami first Miami first ...
25:47if it's starting to look as if Ian Fletcher might have survived his first week in Miami as Director of
25:52Integrity
25:53Perhaps the last thing he expected was a hero's welcome back at Oversight HQ.
25:58Oh, no, well, no. Really.
26:01And as things turn out, he'd be right in not expecting that.
26:05Power of food! Power of food! Power of food! Power of food! Power of food!
26:12Oh, hi.
26:13Hey, Ian.
26:14Just thought I'd come in here for a bit.
26:16Absolutely, me too.
26:17What's happened out there? I feel like I've missed something.
26:19Well, you know...
26:20Don't tell me you've managed to save the world after all.
26:23You know, it's funny you should say that.
26:24So I don't exactly know what happened here.
26:27What's happened is that thanks to the power of the power of poop
26:30and a random like from global YouTube superstar MrBeast, who is a real person,
26:34incredibly 400 million people have become aware of Sarah's Wastewater Future initiative
26:39when they were previously aware of virtually nothing.
26:42400 million followers.
26:44400 million?
26:44I know, right?
26:45Congratulations.
26:46I know.
26:46I mean, that's incredible.
26:47Yeah, so...
26:49You want a high-five?
26:50High-five?
26:51Uh, yeah.
26:53This has been some week, right?
26:55Well, yes.
26:56Maybe we didn't save the world.
26:57I mean, not today anyway, but you've got to start somewhere, right?
27:00Yes.
27:00You've got to try.
27:01Yes, I mean, no, it's certainly been a great week.
27:03But if it's been some first week for Ian, it might not be quite over yet.
27:08Will!
27:09Oh, yeah, hi, yeah.
27:10What the hell are you doing here?
27:11Well, yeah, I don't know.
27:12You're mental.
27:12Cool.
27:14Basically, I don't care how fit you are, the human body was not designed to run around
27:18at 85 degrees Celsius.
27:20Yep.
27:20Excuse me?
27:21Absolutely.
27:22Sorry, it just wasn't.
27:23Right, and the truth is, that's where we're all heading now unless we face up to this,
27:26right?
27:2685 degrees Celsius.
27:28Well, okay, yeah.
27:28Right.
27:29So I think that's probably Fahrenheit.
27:30Third point.
27:31Fuck's sake.
27:3285 degrees Celsius.
27:33I think you're pretty much on fire.
27:34It's another week at F***er's Oversight headquarters in Miami, and Director of Integrity Ian Fletcher
27:40is chairing a sudden meeting of the Strategic Operations Group, or SOG.
27:44I mean, first of all, let's keep calm, shall we?
27:46I am calm.
27:46Yeah, right.
27:47One.
27:47I mean, essentially, thank you, Emily.
27:49Yes.
27:51You must forgive me, but really, I have no say in these matters.
27:53Right, okay.
27:54I mean, basically, what they're doing here is they're underlining something we know already.
27:57Yeah, 100%.
27:58The United Nations Health Agency has shared an advanced copy of a forthcoming report on
28:03global heating, which sets out the health risks associated with exercising in high temperatures.
28:08This goes way beyond soccer or sports.
28:11Oh, my God.
28:12Without a doubt.
28:12We're just the canaries in the coal mine here, right?
28:15Si, bueno.
28:15So we need to kill this canary before it escapes, yes?
28:18What?
28:19The report concludes that exercising in temperatures above 85 degrees Fahrenheit could involve potentially
28:25serious risks to life and advises strongly against it wherever possible, which could rule out
28:30a number of venues at a stroke, including Mexico City, where the opening game and ceremony
28:35are due to take place.
28:36I don't know where they get this figure from, 85 degrees.
28:39Well, I suppose because they...
28:40What do they know about football?
28:41They make it up.
28:42I mean, looking at average temperatures here, looks like that would take out Guadalajara,
28:46too.
28:46Right.
28:47Okay, well, I mean, what are you going to do?
28:49It's hot down there.
28:50El calor en México es un calor agradable.
28:52Okay.
28:52By the way, it also looks like it would take out New York.
28:54New York?
28:55Yep.
28:55Okay, there you go.
28:56Are you kidding?
28:56That's insane.
28:57Exactly.
28:57These guys are based in Geneva.
28:58What the fuck do they know about heat?
29:04Meanwhile, Ian's recently arrived assistant, Will Humphreys, is hard at work familiarizing
29:09himself with his new environment.
29:11Yes, sir.
29:11I'm Will, and I worked with Ian Fletcher at the BBC in London.
29:16That's pretty cool.
29:18Somehow, Will was Ian's assistant back at the BBC, and now he's found himself here in
29:23Miami for reasons that are nothing to do with anything.
29:27Yeah, so my sister really likes tennis players.
29:29Right.
29:30Yeah, so she was going out with this guy, like, I don't know, like, he's a coach in this big
29:33tennis club in Miami, and, like, he was going to get me a job.
29:35Right, well, as a tennis coach.
29:37A tennis coach.
29:37Yeah.
29:39Yeah, so, like, I can play tennis, but, like, I can't really serve.
29:43Right, okay.
29:44Yeah, I know, crap.
29:44No, but my parents were like, I could come out here and live for my sister and finally
29:47make something of myself.
29:48Right.
29:49Yeah, but when I...
29:50What, so they actually said that?
29:51Yeah.
29:52Yeah, but when I got here, there was, like, this note in her kitchen, like, they'd gone
29:55to Australia.
29:56Australia?
29:56Yeah, I know they both had.
29:58He'd gone to.
29:59So, what happened then?
30:01Yeah, so, I was going to go back, but then my parents were like, no, we know this guy,
30:05Eric.
30:06Eric?
30:07Yeah, and he's out in Miami.
30:08Oh, your parents know Eric Van Der Putrens?
30:10Yeah, Van Der Putrens, yeah.
30:11I mean, so how?
30:13Yeah, I don't know, yeah.
30:14Oh, like, I think it's something to do with horses?
30:16Horses?
30:16Yeah, I think so, yeah.
30:17Right.
30:19So, the last tournament was in Qatar, right?
30:22Yes.
30:22Right, basically a fucking furnace, right?
30:24Oh, my God.
30:24So, how the hell did that work?
30:25Back in the meeting room, the discussion is halting up.
30:28Yes, I mean, Eric.
30:29Yes?
30:29As someone who was involved in the whole Qatar, you know, the adventure.
30:32Yes.
30:33Right from the beginning, I think.
30:34Exactly so.
30:35Is there anything we can learn from that that could help us here?
30:38Well, so, actually, I think Qatar is a different circumstance.
30:40Right.
30:41It's a special case.
30:43There is a saying in Arabic.
30:52In the meantime, what we know is in the stadiums, it was cool, and it's kind of a miracle.
30:58Yes.
30:58Perhaps we can say the Qataris, they had something.
31:02Right, okay.
31:02Yeah, oil.
31:03So, one of the things I sometimes say is that problems can be solutions waiting to happen.
31:07Really?
31:08Oh, my gosh.
31:08But you actually say that?
31:09Yes, I mean...
31:10That's so beautiful.
31:11Jesus.
31:11Okay, so it feels like we're looking at a pretty big solution here, right?
31:15Well, exactly.
31:16Yeah, 100%.
31:25Hey.
31:27Oh, hey, yeah.
31:28You okay?
31:29What?
31:29Yeah, no, cool, yeah.
31:30So, I was just wondering if, like, there was a desk I should sit at?
31:32Okay.
31:33Yeah.
31:34Wait, are you actually on the system yet?
31:36Yes, say again.
31:37Um, you're wearing a visitor's lanyard.
31:39What?
31:39Yeah, I know you're crap.
31:41Okay, uh, what is your last name?
31:43Yes, so I'm Will.
31:44I'm, like, Ian Fletcher's assistant.
31:47Okay, so, like, that's your first name?
31:48Yeah.
31:49So, like, what's your last name?
31:50Oh, yeah, cool, yeah, Humphreys.
31:51Okay.
31:52Yeah, Humphreys, yeah, Humphreys.
31:53Cool.
31:57Okay, so you're not on the system.
31:59Okay.
32:02Okay, cool.
32:03Thanks.
32:03Wait, where are you going?
32:05Wait, yeah, I don't know, yeah.
32:06Uh, you have to be on the system, right?
32:07Like, you can't be a visitor forever.
32:09Okay.
32:11Okay, so do you have any photo ID with you?
32:13Photo ID?
32:14Yeah, like, um, I don't know, like, uh...
32:16Yeah, no worries.
32:16Yeah, cool.
32:17Okay.
32:21Oh, yeah, no, hang on a minute.
32:25Yeah, no crap.
32:34Okay, cool, here we go.
32:36Okay, so that's me?
32:39Okay.
32:41Okay.
32:44It's another sunny morning in Miami.
32:47Ian Fletcher has been here for three weeks now, and for the moment, he's still living
32:51in a hotel.
32:54Morning, Mr. Fletcher.
32:55Yes, hi, morning.
32:56How are you today?
32:57Uh, yes, I'm fine, yes, thanks.
32:59Great.
32:59Just on my way out.
33:00Right, so I wasn't sure if you got our message.
33:02Yes, I did, yes, I'm afraid I didn't quite understand it.
33:05Yes, so your card was declined when we tried to raise payment for your breakfast today?
33:09Right.
33:10Yes, so...
33:11It was declined.
33:11Right, I don't know if you have an alternative card you want to use.
33:14Uh, yes, well, I mean, I've got my credit card, I suppose.
33:17Great, that's perfect.
33:18But actually, though, I mean, I'm pretty sure breakfast is included in my, you know, in the...
33:23Right.
33:23Yeah, so...
33:24Okay, I don't know if you want to talk to someone about that.
33:26Yes, I mean, I sort of am doing, aren't I?
33:28Right.
33:30Would you excuse me for just a second?
33:32Yes, okay.
33:40This morning, with breakfast theoretically behind him and a busy day almost certainly
33:44in front of him, he's ready to be somewhere other than where he is.
33:50Okay, so I think it would be an idea for you to talk to someone about this.
33:54Right.
33:54In the meantime, your credit card payment went through, and what I can do for you is we
33:58can offer you the South Beach Deli breakfast deal on a discretionary basis.
34:02The South Beach Deli breakfast deal?
34:04Right, that is something that we can do for you for now until you're able to sort things out.
34:08Right, okay.
34:09It's actually quite nice.
34:10You know what, actually, I don't really have time for this at the moment.
34:13Okay, perfect.
34:14Have a great day.
34:15You're all set.
34:16Great, thanks.
34:20So I'm walking along the street here in Miami.
34:23Like, this literally could be anywhere, but it turns out it is right here in Miami.
34:26Woo!
34:27Meanwhile, social media thought leader Madison Flynn, thread analyst Zach Linksfeld, and sentiment
34:33curator Mia So are in the social media space assessing the early results of a
34:37serious brain dump they've had.
34:39This is my buddy, Lennon.
34:41Hey, Lennon.
34:42Hey.
34:42Right?
34:43And this is my bad sister, Mia.
34:44Say hi to the world, Mia.
34:45Hey.
34:46Okay, that's enough.
34:47Right, right, right.
34:48Welcome to the far corner.
34:50Woo!
34:50Far corner.
34:51Far corner.
34:52Thanks for being with us.
34:52They've come up with the idea of launching their own channel in addition to 2026's official
34:57online presence, aimed at connecting with a younger U.S. social media audience and driving
35:02them towards the idea of soccer as like a thing.
35:06He's perfect.
35:06He's perfect.
35:07Hey, ma'am.
35:08All right.
35:09Congratulations, you're on the far corner.
35:10Excuse me?
35:11So we're asking people today what we want to know, who is going to win the 2026 soccer
35:15world competition.
35:16Okay.
35:17Right.
35:17Who's going to win it?
35:19I don't know.
35:19Who is?
35:21So who's in it?
35:22Whoa.
35:22Who's in it?
35:23Yeah.
35:23No way.
35:24Like, we don't know who's in it?
35:25No.
35:26So everybody's in it, right?
35:28Okay.
35:28Yeah, like everybody, yeah?
35:29Okay, cool.
35:31Like, you've got literally 48 countries to choose from.
35:33Okay.
35:3448.
35:34Yeah, right, right, right.
35:36I don't know.
35:37Just pick anyone.
35:39Okay, four.
35:40Excuse me?
35:41Yeah.
35:41Yeah, who's four?
35:44So, um...
35:45Okay, seven.
35:4623.
35:46Yeah, 23.
35:47Yeah.
35:48Okay.
35:49Like, this is like a rough edit.
35:50Like, I'm still working on it.
35:51Right.
35:51Yeah, right, right, right.
35:52So what do you think?
35:53Like, honestly?
35:54Like, we could put, like, a different track under it.
35:55Like, maybe some Rico Nasty or...
35:57Yeah, right, right, right.
35:57Okay, so...
35:58You're Rico Nasty.
35:58You're cool.
36:00Yeah.
36:02Okay.
36:03So this is not a YouTube channel.
36:04Okay?
36:05Like, I don't even want to watch that.
36:06And I just did.
36:07Right.
36:07Right.
36:19Will.
36:20What?
36:20Oh, hey, yeah.
36:23Hey.
36:24I found you.
36:24Yeah.
36:25I wondered where you were.
36:25Yeah, no, I'm here.
36:27Yes.
36:28Could I ask you to do something for me?
36:29Yeah, cool, yeah.
36:30I mean, if you're not too busy at the moment.
36:31What?
36:32Yeah, no worries.
36:32Yeah, cool.
36:32I'm about to go into a meeting in the meeting room.
36:34Okay.
36:35What I was thinking was, if you could wait a bit and then bring me in a coffee in about
36:37ten minutes' time.
36:38Okay, cool.
36:39A coffee?
36:40Yes, you know, from the machine.
36:41Cool.
36:42Actually, no, five minutes, actually.
36:43Okay.
36:43And that might be better.
36:44Yeah, it's better, yeah.
36:45You know, and maybe a couple of biscuits or something, you know.
36:48Okay.
36:48I mean, that would be great.
36:49Okay, cool.
36:49So, what, like, into the meeting?
36:52Yes.
36:53Okay.
36:53No, you don't have to say anything.
36:54You don't have to knock or anything.
36:56You just bring it in and then go out again.
36:58That's all.
36:58Yeah.
36:59If that's okay.
37:01Okay, cool.
37:08Right, okay.
37:09First of all, thanks to Emily for collating these.
37:11Exactly so.
37:12Bravo, Emily.
37:13And thanks to everybody for taking part.
37:15No, absolutely.
37:15Some really interesting ideas here.
37:17Yep.
37:17We can take them in any order.
37:18Absolutely.
37:19Yeah, who the fuck put hats?
37:20Meanwhile, in light of the United Nations Health Agency report on global heating, which
37:25suggests that some 2026 venues may now be officially too hot to safely exercise in,
37:30Iain has invited members of the Strategic Operations Group, or SOG, to let go with some ideas.
37:37I mean, shorter games, if we start there, perhaps.
37:39I mean, obviously, that's a very simple idea.
37:41Yep.
37:41I mean, so, Phil?
37:43Yeah, so, from a player welfare point of view, I mean, physiologically, once your core temperature's
37:48gone above a certain level, it's game over, basically.
37:50What, so?
37:50Basically, you're never going to cool down again.
37:52Right.
37:52We're only just understanding what those kind of temperatures do to an athlete's body.
37:56Yes.
37:56Your electrolytes are totally out of whack, for a start.
37:58Well, indeed.
37:59So, then, in this scenario, then...
38:01Right.
38:01So, in this scenario, like, if you shortened each half by five minutes for every degree
38:07above 80 degrees.
38:08Okay.
38:09Yeah.
38:10Or, you know, something.
38:11This would be a way of reducing that risk.
38:14Right.
38:14Five minutes for every degree above 80?
38:16I mean, obviously, you'd have to work out, like, a formula, obviously.
38:18Yes.
38:19Yeah, because I was going to say, a sunny day in Monterey, you're pretty much going
38:22to be back in the dressing room as soon as you kicked off.
38:24Right, okay.
38:25Monterrey.
38:26I was just...
38:27¿Por qué estamos hablando de Monterrey?
38:28Okay.
38:28What?
38:29So, we are not moving the opening game to Canada, okay?
38:31Okay.
38:31This is not going to happen.
38:32Sure.
38:33Okay, fine.
38:33Okay, so that's a couple of ideas we've got through already, so that's all good?
38:37Yeah, 100%.
38:40So, the idea here was that we put a vibe under the whole idea of the World Cup, right?
38:43Right.
38:44Right, a vibe, right.
38:45Right.
38:45So, how is that happening here?
38:46Right.
38:46Right, but, like, that's because the people we actually met didn't know shit about soccer,
38:49right?
38:49Well, right, yeah?
38:50Right, totally.
38:51Back over in the social media space, the team is still busy assessing their learnings.
38:56It's starting to look as if they may have to think laterally, at the very least.
39:00So, like, think like what the whole Taylor Swift, Travis Kelsey thing did for the NFL.
39:03Right.
39:04Like, oh my God, she shows up at the Super Bowl, she's on screen for literally 30 seconds.
39:08Suddenly, it's like the whole world is NFL crazy.
39:09Right, so we need to, like, Taylor Swift 2026 here, right?
39:13Okay, right.
39:14They know that if the idea of putting a vibe under the idea of the World Cup for a potentially
39:19huge, untapped social media audience is to work, they're going to have to figure out
39:23how to do it.
39:24So, we got, like, Sabrina Carpenter to date, like, Kristen Pulisic.
39:27Okay.
39:27Or maybe, like, Tyler Adams.
39:28So...
39:29Yeah, Tyler Adams, like, I could totally see that.
39:30Okay, so first off, that's not gonna happen.
39:31Right, actually, Tyler Adams is dating Sarah Schmidt.
39:33Right.
39:34Like, they have a two-year-old son together.
39:35Okay, so if he was dating, like, Sabrina Carpenter, it's like, can you imagine?
39:38Okay.
39:39It's like, boom.
39:39Okay, so, this is not okay.
39:42Okay?
39:42Okay.
39:43This is not okay.
39:44Sabrina Carpenter is not gonna date Tyler Adams.
39:46Okay, sure.
39:46Right.
39:47And the whole Taylor Swift thing?
39:48Right.
39:48That happened, right?
39:49Like, it's over.
39:50Taylor Swift is 37, right?
39:51Like, she's basically 40.
39:52Ew.
39:53This is about creating our own moment right here.
39:54Right.
39:55And our audience is out there, right?
39:56Right.
39:56Totally.
39:57They're out there, and they're totally into soccer.
39:59They just don't know it yet.
40:00Yeah, right, right, right.
40:01So, these guys are young, right?
40:03They're elite athletes.
40:04For the most part, they're not gonna drop dead.
40:06For the most part.
40:06They know that, we know that, everybody knows that.
40:08So, we have them sign a waiver to that effect before they get here.
40:11Right.
40:11It is what it is, right?
40:13Excuse me?
40:14Uh, well, um...
40:14It is what it is?
40:15It's hot.
40:16What are you gonna do?
40:17It is not what it is.
40:18It is not what it is?
40:19Yes.
40:20I mean, no.
40:21What the fuck does that mean?
40:21Yes, well, it's interesting, isn't it?
40:23I mean, Sarah, from an environmental point of view...
40:25Absolutely.
40:26Will, yes.
40:27Come in.
40:28I mean, from an environmental point of view, Sarah.
40:30Sure.
40:30I mean, I don't know if you want to take us through the...
40:32Absolutely.
40:33Right.
40:33Back in the Strategic Operations Group, or SOG, everyone is aware of the importance of
40:37coming up with a response to the United Nations Health Agency Report on Global Heating, ideally
40:43before either the report itself is published or the world heats up still further.
40:47It's like, what are we saying here, right?
40:49Our problem is the Earth is heating up, and our solution is we have everyone sign a piece
40:53of paper to say they're happy to die?
40:55Okay, no.
40:56Look...
40:56So this is not the story we are telling here.
40:58Look, no one's gonna die here, right?
40:59Yes, I am.
41:00Well, and also, I can say, uh, at this moment, in general terms, for Zurich, with this tournament,
41:06death is not a good place to be.
41:07Right, yes.
41:08Absolutely, right.
41:09So...
41:10Thanks, look.
41:10But gradually, as the meeting progresses, they're managing to eliminate possible options one
41:15at a time.
41:15So I know no one wants to hear this.
41:17Wait, where did you get those?
41:18Yeah.
41:19No, say again?
41:19The peanut butter candies, where did you get them?
41:22Yeah, so I couldn't find any biscuits.
41:24Right, uh...
41:24Biscuits?
41:25Yeah, so these, I found them in a drawer.
41:27Right.
41:28Well, look, shall we...
41:28So that is not okay.
41:30Okay.
41:30Like, things are put in drawers for a reason, right?
41:32Yeah, I know, yeah, crap, yeah.
41:33Well, thanks, Will.
41:34Yeah.
41:39Okay, so I know no one wants to hear this, but someone has to be the unpopular one in the
41:44room, right?
41:44Yeah, well...
41:45From an environmental point of view, our only option here, the only way we ever solve
41:49this, is to cool the earth down.
41:52Right.
41:52Yeah, uh...
41:53Truly, and the sooner we all face up to this, the better for all of us.
41:56I mean, I'm sure that's almost certainly true, Sarah.
41:58I mean, of course it is.
41:58But I just wonder, you know, as something to aim for in the next three months...
42:02Right.
42:02I just wonder if cooling the earth down might be a bit...
42:05But this is our moment, right?
42:06The fact is, we've got our work cut out installing simultaneous flush urinals in the stadiums
42:10as it is.
42:10So this is not a joke, okay?
42:12No, no, of course.
42:14I'm sorry.
42:14No, do not delete that.
42:17Do not delete it.
42:37It's yet another sunny day in Miami, and Ian Fletcher is arriving at 2026 Oversight HQ
42:43for another Thursday morning.
42:47But if elements of his new world are beginning to feel familiar, there are still things he's
42:52gradually discovering about it.
43:08Meanwhile, across town, the social media team have come to a location somewhere else in Miami
43:15in a state of excitement.
43:17Okay, set.
43:18What?
43:19Ready, go.
43:19Okay, so...
43:20Okay, action.
43:20Okay.
43:21So I was going to say that, right?
43:22Okay, sure, yeah, totally.
43:23Okay.
43:24Action.
43:25This is going to be so cool.
43:27So, hey, so we are here in Wynwood, Miami, which is pretty cool.
43:31But what's really cool is that in that building behind me, like literally somewhere inside
43:35that studio, right now, is...
43:38Drum roll, please, Mia?
43:39Drum roll?
43:39Right.
43:40So I can't do that.
43:41Okay, inside that studio is Selena Gomez.
43:44Woo!
43:45That's right.
43:46Thanks to a random post on Instagram, they've discovered that actor, singer, icon, producer,
43:52game changer, and social media phenomenon Selena Gomez is in Miami for a photoshoot to accompany
43:58the release of her new range of opinions.
44:00In their search for a way to uplaunch the far corner on an unsuspecting social media world,
44:05this could just be the opportunity they've been waiting for.
44:08We're going to be asking her this question.
44:10Which current U.S. soccer player would you most like to date?
44:12Right.
44:12Like, that's what we want to know, right?
44:14That's the question.
44:15Yes.
44:16Okay, so she's in there, like, she's got to come out, right?
44:19Oh, hey guys.
44:20Hey.
44:21Hey, welcome to the far corner.
44:22But getting one of the world's most influential icons to appear and say something about soccer
44:26on a social media channel that hasn't officially been launched yet isn't quite as straightforward
44:31as it sounds.
44:32You guys filming?
44:33Okay, so there's no filming here, right?
44:35Right.
44:36Okay.
44:36So this is not okay.
44:37Excuse me?
44:38We have every right to be here.
44:39Don't provoke him, ma'am, please.
44:41What did you just say?
44:43Did you just call me ma'am?
44:44I'm asking you not to provoke my colleague.
44:46Okay, so we're shooting this, right?
44:48Uh, we're shooting it.
44:49So, actually, you know what?
44:51No.
44:51Like, maybe this is not a great idea, right?
44:53Okay, cool.
44:54Okay.
44:54Okay.
44:55Okay, let's be calm here, friend.
44:57So I am not your friend?
44:59Miss, please.
45:00Miss?
45:01Okay, so you literally cannot do this, okay?
45:03This is not okay, okay?
45:04Okay, I think they can.
45:06What?
45:06Yeah, totally.
45:07Yeah, right, right, right.
45:11Now, we are not saying that you cannot play football in these cities in July.
45:15Right, no.
45:16Yeah, right.
45:16How you want to use this data is up to you, and anyway, we don't have the power to do
45:20that.
45:20No, but you strongly advise against it.
45:22Yeah, we do, yes, that's correct.
45:23For the reasons that we talked about.
45:25Absolutely.
45:26Yeah, 100%.
45:26Yeah, right.
45:27Back over at Oversight HQ, the United Nations Health Agency's Executive Director of Temperature,
45:33Professor Gisela Fuchs, has joined the Strategic Operations Group from Geneva to take them through
45:38some of the increasingly hot-button issues in their forthcoming report on global heating and health.
45:43Yes, and I think the question now is how best to use the valuable data in the report
45:47to help and inform us in delivering the best possible tournament going forward?
45:50Absolutely.
45:51Yeah, right.
45:52Sure.
45:52Yeah, nice one.
45:52Okay, so forgive me, doctor, but...
45:54Oh, so just to be clear with you, Nick, I'm not actually a practicing physician.
45:58I am a professor of medical science.
46:00Okay, fine.
46:01Well, I'm not a doctor either, so I guess that makes two of us.
46:03Oh, I guess so.
46:04So forgive me, professor, and excuse my language here, but speaking as a lawyer, once shit
46:07like this gets out there in the public domain, like, what the fuck?
46:11So, what I can say to you is that we feel it is our duty to publish these findings.
46:15Absolutely.
46:16No, of course.
46:17Well, great.
46:17Good for you.
46:17So, just out of interest, professor, Eric Van de Bitrance here.
46:20Yes, hi.
46:21By the way, this is such an important report.
46:24Yes, thank you.
46:25Yeah.
46:25So, am I right in thinking with this kind of data, there is usually a margin for error,
46:29yes?
46:30So, there's always a margin of error with all data.
46:33Of course.
46:33Of course.
46:33Exactly so.
46:34So, I was wondering, what would it look like if we were to move the red line up by a
46:40degree
46:40or so?
46:41What?
46:42Right.
46:42So, unfortunately, you cannot just move the safety line around.
46:46Well, no.
46:46Exactly so.
46:47That is not how this works.
46:48No, absolutely.
46:49So, then this can be what we call a speculative question in this moment?
46:52I'm sorry.
46:53This is a...
46:54Wait a minute.
46:54What is happening here?
46:56Oh, yes.
46:57Interesting.
46:57Actually, how are you doing that?
46:59Well, exactly.
47:00So, Emily right here is kind of a...
47:02No, no, no.
47:02But this is my screen.
47:04I'm sharing it with you.
47:05Of course.
47:06Of course.
47:06You can't do that.
47:07You can't do that.
47:08No one is moving the red line.
47:09Look, Eric, I think...
47:10What we see is that if we increase the margin of error by just...
47:13I will ask you to put the red line back exactly where it was, please.
47:16Yes.
47:16Yes.
47:17Of course.
47:17I won't believe it, sir.
47:18Right.
47:19Absolutely.
47:20Yes, Emily.
47:21So, whilst that's happening, shall we just use this moment to take a break?
47:25You know, just five minutes to stretch our legs and get some air?
47:27Absolutely.
47:28Yeah.
47:28Nice one.
47:29If that's okay with...
47:30Oh.
47:31Yes, I know.
47:31I think she's gone.
47:32Right, okay.
47:33Yeah, I know.
47:33She has.
47:34Yes.
47:34Yeah, I know.
47:35100%.
47:39Hi.
47:40Hi.
47:41Well, I might just pick up a quick coffee.
47:43Yeah.
47:43Feels like it might come in handy somehow.
47:45Yeah, nice one.
47:46Yeah, no, it's good in there.
47:47I like it.
47:47Whilst the UN Health Agency's key data and Professor Fuchs are being reset, both Phil
47:53and Ian have come to the kitchen to breathe for a moment and think about other things.
48:01I was going to ask you something, Phil, actually.
48:03Sure.
48:03I mean, if you don't mind.
48:04For sure, yeah, no, go for it.
48:05I was going to ask you about Bill Shepard.
48:07Oh, right, yeah.
48:08I mean, what happened to my predecessors, obviously nothing to do with me, but I was just curious.
48:12Yeah.
48:15Yeah, so...
48:16No, the thing with Bill, he was a nice guy.
48:18Right.
48:19He was too nice.
48:19That was his problem.
48:20I mean, it could have been an accident.
48:22Right.
48:23You know, I mean, yes, he used to spend quite a lot of time up there, you know, phone calls
48:27and take his coffee out there with him.
48:28At where?
48:29You've not been up to the roof terrace yet.
48:30The roof terrace?
48:31Yeah.
48:32No, I didn't know there was one.
48:33I know you should go up there.
48:34It's nice, you know, nice view, a bit of fresh air.
48:35Right.
48:36No, it's great.
48:37And as I say, it could have been an accident.
48:39But saying that, for me, to be fair, I mean, yes, he was a fit guy.
48:42But for me, you'd have to be going some to clear that wall.
48:46Right.
48:51Okay, so you drove this car into a ditch over many years, okay?
48:55So the way forward is for you to get out of the car.
48:58The break in the meeting is a good opportunity for people to catch up with things that might
49:02have got away from them, as well as for leg stretching and breathing.
49:05No, I haven't finished yet.
49:07Not to try to bribe our precious daughter.
49:09A beautiful young woman who is trying her best every single day and who I love more
49:14than anything else in this world because to try to turn her against me, because I will
49:18not have that, okay?
49:19I will not have that.
49:21But it seems that in one way or another, this is a day on which people are feeling the heat.
49:25Hi.
49:26Oh, hi, Ian.
49:27It's nice up here.
49:28Right.
49:30Good to get a bit of fresh air for five minutes.
49:31Absolutely.
49:33Right.
49:33Well.
49:35That was a great idea of yours.
49:36Oh, well, I don't know.
49:37But, you know, sometimes when you walk away from something and then walk back towards it
49:40again, you know.
49:45Okay, well, just to say this is none of my business, but...
49:50Oh, what?
49:51No.
49:52No, I knew this would happen.
49:53It's fine.
49:54No, no, no, it's not.
49:55No, answer it, please.
49:55It's just an estate agent.
49:57An estate agent.
49:57I mean a real estate agent.
49:58So you've got to answer it, right?
49:59Well, no, no, no, I mean it's...
50:01Right.
50:02Good.
50:04Really, truly, you did not have to do that.
50:06Oh, no, no, no, no, no, it's just...
50:07I mean, I'm staying in a hotel at the moment, which is fine, but I'm looking at apartments.
50:12Okay.
50:13At least I think I am, but after this experience, I'm not quite so sure.
50:15Right.
50:16Real estate agents, right?
50:17Yes, well...
50:18Don't get me started.
50:19Yes, anyway, but in the grand scheme of things, you know...
50:23The grand scheme?
50:23You know, there are more important things.
50:26Right.
50:27Yes.
50:31So, the way you got to the temperatures for each of the cities is the mean average between
50:36the highest daily temperature and lowest daily temperature in each case, right?
50:40That is correct, yes.
50:41Before too much longer, the Strategic Operations Group meeting is back underway, and in the break,
50:46VP Logistics and Execution Owen Mitchell has got granular with some of the data in the
50:51UNHA report on global heating.
50:53So, in the real world, there's actually a range of daily temperatures above and below
50:58that line for each of the cities.
51:00Exactly, yes.
51:01Right.
51:01So, here's the thing.
51:02I don't know.
51:02It's just an idea.
51:03But how would you feel about representing that range of real world temperatures in your
51:07graphic here?
51:09I'm sorry.
51:09I don't...
51:10So, it'd be the exact same data.
51:12In fact, it'd be more data, actually.
51:15You'd include the outlying highs and lows.
51:17Okay, so...
51:18But I guess what you would end up with is a zone instead of a line.
51:22A zone.
51:23Oh my God.
51:23Right, which I don't know might be...
51:25Yes.
51:25Oh my God, a zone.
51:26Which, I don't know, might be helpful.
51:28So, you mean in effect...
51:29No, no, it's happening again.
51:31Like it or not, it looks as if the kind of big solution that had seemed impossible only
51:36an hour ago might now be literally staring them in the face.
51:39Instead of it being above the safety line, it would end up being, as it were, in the safety
51:45zone instead.
51:46Right.
51:47No, you cannot do this.
51:48Why not?
51:48This is my screen, it is my line, it is my data.
51:52Ian's challenge now is to pull things together and reset the debate in a way that keeps everybody
51:57on side, regardless of which side they're on.
52:00I mean, just to underline the scale of ambition here, is there a version of this, if we could
52:04find a way of framing this so that you and your team were happy, Professor Fuchs?
52:07So, first of all, and to repeat, it is not my job to be happy or excited.
52:12No, well...
52:12Great, so you pretty much nailed that.
52:13But is there a version of this in which we as f***er come together with the UNHA at a
52:18critical moment for the planet?
52:19Oh my gosh.
52:20Working together to raise awareness of the connection between a warming environment and
52:24global health.
52:25Ian, that's so great.
52:26Using the power of soccer as the driver and an event on the scale of 2026 as the moment
52:30to finally reset the narrative around this whole thing.
52:33Exactly.
52:34This is what I am saying.
52:34What?
52:35I mean, it feels like there's a real opportunity available to us here if we can just somehow
52:38seize it.
52:39Yeah, and if that doesn't work?
52:40Hats.
52:49Eventually, in one way or another, it's the end of another day.
52:53Hi.
52:54Yes, hi, yes.
52:55That was such a great meeting.
52:56Yes.
52:57I will say, I'll be honest with you, I was not comfortable with the way things were going.
53:00Well, no.
53:01But that is such a terrific place to get to in the end.
53:04Well, yes, let's hope.
53:05It's been quite a day, right?
53:06Yes, right.
53:07So, I was thinking about your search for an apartment.
53:10All right, were you?
53:11Right.
53:11I'm not sure if this would be of any interest to you, but I had an idea kind of out
53:15of nowhere.
53:15Okay.
53:16So, it's a long story, but I know of somewhere.
53:18Right.
53:19Like I say, I don't know what you're looking for.
53:20Well, me neither, really.
53:22But I will say, it's a nice place and a great location.
53:24I mean, it's none of my business, but when you say you know of somewhere...
53:28Like I say, it's a long story.
53:29Yes.
53:30But it's there, anyway.
53:31I thought I'd mention it.
53:32Right.
53:33And by coincidence, it looks as if there could be an apartment somewhere in Sarah's life
53:37that might just fit perfectly in Ian's.
53:39Okay, well, thanks.
53:40That's, I mean...
53:41Sure.
53:42No, think about it.
53:42I must say, the no real estate agent part sounds appealing.
53:45Right, right?
53:46Yes.
53:47Who knows?
53:48In the grand scheme of things, it could work out for everybody, right?
53:50Yes.
53:52Yes.
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