The press has been reviewed by Joanna Najfeld.
'Polish Football Association for Grzegorz Lato' headlines DZIENNIK on the front page, reporting on the election of Grzegorz Lato as the head of the Polish Football Association. Lato, a legendary football player, won the vote in the first round, winning 50% plus one vote.
The The Association was forced to undergo a revolution due to heavy corruption charges.result of the vote came as a major disappointment to many. They do not believe corruption will be wiped out under Lato.
'The Polish football fan has just been slapped in the face,' said former curator of the Polish Football Association Robert Zawłocki. 'To believe that the former head of the Association, Michał Listkiewicz, is gone, and will not be back to influence the new chairman is as naive as thinking that Vladimir Putin is not directing Medvedev,' writes head of the sports desk of the DZIENNIK daily.
***
Meanwhile, the tabloid FAKT publishes shocking information on the organization of EURO 2012 soccer championships. 'Ukraine does not want to host the tournament, let's take the whole of it!' headlines the paper.
Poland is to organize the EURO 2012 soccer championships jointly with Ukraine. But now Ukraine has withheld preparations for the games. 'Even if Ukraine withdraws, we will host the championships on our own,' says Slawomir Nowak, Prime Minister Donald Tusk's close associate. Preparations in Poland are very much underway, he adds. Stadiums, roads and hotels will be ready in time.
***
In the run-up to All Saints' Day, when virtually all Poles visit the tombs of their deceased friends and family, both tabloids, FAKT and SUPER EXPRESS remind the readers the Catholic teaching on life after death. God is merciful and can forgive you everything except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, warns FAKT. These include sinning consciously counting on God's Mercy to forgive you, falling into despair or doubting God's Mercy, opposing the Church's teaching or intentionally postponing penance and conversion until your deathbed. 'God gives us a great chance - while we're still alive, we can avoid Hell,' teaches bishop Antoni Długosz in SUPER EXPRESS.
***
Also in the run-up to All Saints' Day, RZECZPOSPOLITA publishes an interesting sociological analysis of the Polish phenomenon of visiting cemeteries on All Saints' Day. This is the only holiday, which Poles do not use as an excuse to spend a long weekend abroad, writes the daily. As much as 92% of Poles will visit the graves of their beloved ones this weekend. 60% will have to leave their town and many will travel across Poland to pray for their deceased friends and family. This is because Polish society has gone through several waves of internal migration. Very few people have their family members buried close to their current place of residence, explains RZECZPOSPOLITA.