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Maradona. Maradona...

Maradona!

Onside! It's Messi!

Lionel Messi!

Cuts inside. Pele...

That's a lovely pass!

Carlos Alberto! Oh, my word!

Go-o-o-o-o-o-ol!

Basically - I don't care how fit you are -

the human body was not designed to run around at 85 degrees Celsius.

Yeah, erm... Excuse me? Absolutely.

I'm sorry, it just wasn't. Right.

And the truth is, that's where we're all heading now

unless we face up to this, right?

85 degrees CELSIUS?

Well, OK, yeah. Right.

So, I think that's probably Fahrenheit. Fair point.

Fuck's sake.

85 degrees Celsius, I think you're pretty much on fire.

It's another week at BLEEP Oversight headquarters

in Miami, and Director of Integrity Ian Fletcher is chairing

a sudden meeting of the Strategic Operations Group,

or SOG.

I mean, first of all, let's keep calm, shall we?

I am calm. Yeah, right. Bueno.

I mean, essentially... Thank you, Emily. Yes.

You must forgive me, but, really, I have no say in these matters.

Right, OK.

I mean, basically what they're doing here is they're underlining

something we know already. Yeah, 100%.

The United Nations Health Agency has shared an advanced copy

of a forthcoming report on global heating,

which sets out the health risks associated with exercising

in high temperatures.

This goes way beyond soccer or sports.

Oh, my God. Without a doubt.

We're just the canaries in the coal mine here, right?

Si. Bueno.

So we need to kill this canary before it escapes, yes?

Wait, what?

The report concludes that exercising in temperatures

above 85 degrees Fahrenheit could involve potentially

serious risks to life,

and advises strongly against it wherever possible,

which could rule out a number of venues at a stroke,

including Mexico City, where the opening game and ceremony

are due to take place.

I don't know where they get this figure from, 85 degrees.

Well, I suppose because...

What do they know about football? They make it up.

I mean, looking at average temperatures here,

looks like that would take out Guadalajara too.

Right, uh...

OK. Well... No, no, no.

I mean, what are you going to do? It's hot down there.

El calor en Mexico es un calor agradable.

OK.

By the way, it also looks like it would take out New York.

New York? Yep.

OK, there you go. Are you kidding? That's insane!

Exactly. These guys are based in Geneva.

What the fuck do they know about heat?

Meanwhile, Ian's recently arrived assistant,

Will Humphries, is hard at work

familiarising himself with his new environment.

Yeah, so, I'm Will and I, like, worked with Ian Fletcher

at the BBC in London.

That's pretty cool.

Somehow, Will was Ian's assistant back at the BBC,

and now he's found himself here in Miami

for reasons that are nothing to do with anything.

Yeah, so my sister really likes tennis players.

Right.

Yeah, so she was going out with this guy, like, I don't know,

like he's a coach in this big tennis club in Miami,

and, like, he was going to get me a job.

What, as a tennis coach?

A tennis coach? Yeah.

Yeah. So, like, I CAN play tennis, but, like, I can't really serve.

Right, OK.

Yeah, I know. Crap. No, but my parents were like, I could come out

here and live with my sister and finally make something of myself.

Right. Yeah, but...

So, they actually said that?

Yeah.

Yeah, but when I got here, there was, like, this note in her kitchen.

Like, they'd gone to Australia.

Australia? Yeah. I know. They both had.

He'd gone too. So, what happened then?

Yeah, so I was going to go back, but then my parents were like,

"No. We know this guy, Eric."

Eric.

Yeah. "And he's out in Miami."

Oh, your parents know Eric Van Dupuytrens?

Yeah, Van Du... puytrens, yeah.

I mean, so, how?

Yeah, I don't know. Yeah.

Like, I think it's something to do with horses.

Horses? Yeah, I think so, yeah.

Right.

So, the last tournament was in Qatar, right?

Yes.

Basically a fucking furnace, right?

Oh, my God. So, how the hell did that work?

Back in the meeting room, the discussion is hotting up.

Yes. I mean, Eric...

Yes?

As someone who was involved in the whole Qatar, you know,

the adventure... Yes.

Right from the beginning, I think. Exactly so.

Is there anything we can learn from that, that could help us here?

So, actually, I think Qatar is a different circumstance.

Right. It's a special case.

There is a saying in Arabic.

Fi alsahra' kulu shay' mumkinun, hunak shay' fi alramal.

Right.

In the meantime, what we know is, in the stadiums, it was cool.

And it's kind of a miracle.

Yes.

Perhaps we can say the Qataris, they... had something.

Right, OK.

Yeah, oil.

So, one of the things I sometimes say is that problems can be

solutions waiting to happen.

Really? Oh, my gosh.

What, you actually say that? Yes. I mean...

That's so beautiful. Jesus.

OK, so it feels like we're looking at a pretty big

solution here, right?

Well, exactly. Yeah, 100%.

Hey.

What? Oh, hey, yeah. Are you OK?

What? Yeah, no, cool, yeah.

So, I was just wondering if, like, there was a desk I should sit at?

OK. Yeah.

Wait, are you actually on the system yet?

Yeah, say again?

Erm, you're wearing a visitor's lanyard.

What? Yeah, I know, yeah. Crap.

OK. Uh, what is your last name?

Yeah, so I'm Will. I'm, like, Ian Fletcher's assistant.

OK, so, like, that's your first name.

Yeah. So, like, what's your last name?

Oh, yeah, cool, yeah. Humphries. OK.

Yeah, Humphries. Yeah, Humphries.

Cool.

OK, so you're not on the system.

OK.

OK, cool. Thanks.

Wait. Where are you going?

Yeah, I don't know, yeah.

You have to be on the system, right?

Like, you can't be a visitor forever.

OK.

OK, so do you have any photo ID with you?

Photo ID?

Yeah, like, erm, I don't know, like a...

Yeah, no worries. Yeah, cool. OK.

Oh, yeah, no, hang on a minute.

Yeah, no. Crap.

OK, cool. Here we go.

OK, so, that's me.

OK...

OK.

It's another sunny morning in Miami.

Ian Fletcher has been here for three weeks now,

and for the moment, he's still living in a hotel.

Good morning, Mr Fletcher.

Yes, hi. Morning. How are you today?

Yes, I'm fine. Yes, thanks.

Great. Just on my way out.

Right, so I wasn't sure if you got our message.

Yes, I did, yes, I'm afraid I didn't quite understand it.

Yes, so your card was declined

when we tried to raise payment for your breakfast today.

Right.

Yes, so... It was declined?

Right. I don't know if you have an alternative card you want to use.

Uh, yes.

Well, I mean, I've got my credit card, I suppose.

Great. That's perfect.

But, actually, though, I mean, I'm pretty sure

breakfast is included in my, you know, in the...

Right. Yeah, so...

OK, I don't know if you want to talk to someone about that.

Yes, I mean, I sort of am doing, aren't I?

Right.

Would you excuse me for just a second?

Yes, OK.

This morning, with breakfast theoretically behind him

and a busy day almost certainly in front of him,

he's ready to be somewhere other than where he is.

OK, so I think it would be an idea for you to talk to

someone about this. Right.

In the meantime, your credit card payment went through.

And what I can do for you is we can offer you

the South Beach Deli breakfast deal on a discretionary basis.

The South Beach Deli breakfast deal?

Right. That is something that we can do for you for now

until you're able to sort things out.

Right, OK.

It's actually quite nice. You know what?

Actually, I don't really have time for this at the moment.

OK, perfect.

Have a great day. You're all set.

Great. Thanks.

So, I'm walking along the street here in Miami.

Like, this literally could be anywhere, but it turns out

it is right here in Miami. Woo!

Meanwhile, social media thought leader Madison Flynn,

thread analyst Zach Linksfeld,

and sentiment curator Mia So, are in the social media space

assessing the early results of a serious brain dump they've had.

This is my buddy Lennon. Hey, Lennon!

Hey. Right.

And who's my bad sister? Mia! Say hi to the world, Mia!

Hey! OK, that's enough.

Right, right, right!

Welcome to The Far Corner.

Woo! Far! Corner! Far! Corner!

They've come up with the idea of launching their own channel,

in addition to 2026's official online presence,

aimed at connecting with a younger US social media audience

and driving them towards the idea of soccer as, like, a thing.

He's perfect. He's perfect.

Hey, man. Hi.

Congratulations, you're on The Far Corner.

Excuse me?

So, we're asking people today what we want to know -

who is going to win the 2026 Soccer World BLEEP?

OK.

Right. Who's going to win it?

I don't know. Who is?

So, who's in it?

Whoa! Who's in it?

Yeah. No way!

Like, we don't know who's in it. No.

So, everybody's in it, right?

OK. Yeah, like, everybody.

OK, cool!

Like, you got literally 48 countries to choose from.

OK. 48.

Yeah, right, right, right.

I don't know.

Just pick anyone.

OK. Four.

Excuse me?

Yeah. Yeah, who's four?

So... Uh...

OK, seven.

23! Yeah, 23, yeah.

OK. Like, this is, like, a rough edit. Like, I'm still working on it.

Right.

Yeah, right, right, right. So, what do you think?

Like, honestly? Like, we could pick, like, a different track under it,

maybe some Rico Nasty. Yeah, right, right, right. OK, so...

Yeah, Rico Nasty. Yeah, cool.

Yeah.

OK, so this is not a YouTube channel, OK?

Like, I don't even want to watch that, and I just did.

Right. Right.

Will. Oh, hey, yeah.

Hey. I found you. Yeah.

I wondered where you were. Yeah, no, I'm here.

Yes.

Could I ask you to do something for me? Yeah, cool, yeah.

If you're not too busy at the moment.

Well, yeah, no worries, yeah, cool.

I'm about to go into a meeting in the meeting room. OK.

What I was thinking was, if you could wait a bit

and then bring me in a coffee in about ten minutes' time.

OK, cool. A coffee?

Yes. You know, from the machine. Cool.

Actually, no, five minutes, actually. OK.

That might be better. Yeah, it's better, yeah.

You know, maybe a couple of biscuits or something, you know? OK.

I mean, that would be great. OK, cool.

So, what, like, into the meeting?

Yes.

OK.

No, you don't have to say anything, you don't have to knock or anything.

You just bring it in, and then go out again, that's all.

Yeah. If that's OK?

OK, cool.

Right, OK, first of all, thanks to Emily for collating these.

Yeah. Exactly so.

Bravo, Emily.

And thanks to everybody for taking part. No, absolutely.

Some really interesting ideas here. Yep.

We can take them in any order. Absolutely.

Yeah, who the fuck put "hats"?

Meanwhile, in light of the United Nations Health Agency

report on global heating, which suggests that some 2026 venues

may now be officially too hot to safely exercise in,

Ian has invited members of the Strategic Operations Group,

or SOG, to let go with some ideas.

I mean, "shorter games" - if we start there, perhaps.

I mean, obviously that's a very simple idea. Yep.

I mean, so, Phil?

Yeah. So, from a player welfare point of view, I mean,

physiologically, once your core temperature has gone above

a certain level, it's game over, basically. What, so...?

Basically you're never going to cool down again. Right.

We're only just understanding what those kind of temperatures do

to an athlete's body. Yes.

Your electrolytes are totally out of whack, for a start.

Well, indeed.

So, then, in this scenario, then?

Right, so, in this scenario, like, if you shortened each half

by five minutes for every degree above 80 degrees...

OK. Yeah, erm...

Or, you know, or something.

This would be a way of reducing that risk. Right.

Five minutes for every degree above 80?

Obviously you'd have to work out a formula, obviously.

Yes. Yeah. Cos I was going to say a sunny day in Monterrey -

you're pretty much going to be back in the dressing room

as soon as you kicked off.

Right, OK. Monterrey. I was just...

Por que estamos hablando de Monterrey?

OK. What?

So, we are not moving the opening game to Canada, OK?

OK. This is not going to happen.

Sure. OK, fine.

OK, so that's a couple of ideas we've got through already,

so that's all good.

Yeah, 100%.

So, the idea here was that we put a vibe under the whole idea

of the World BLEEP, right?

Right. Right, a vibe. Right.

Right. So, how was that happening here? Right.

Right. But, like, that's because the people we actually met

didn't know shit about soccer, right?

Well, right, yeah? Right. Totally.

Back over in the social media space,

the team is still busy assessing their learnings.

It's starting to look as if they may have to think

laterally at the very least.

So, like, think what the whole Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce thing

did for the NFL. Right.

Like, Oh, my God, she shows up at the Super Bowl,

she's on screen for literally 30 seconds. Right.

Suddenly it's like the whole world is NFL crazy.

Right, so we need to, like, Taylor Swift 2026 here, right?

OK. Right.

They know that if the idea of putting a vibe

under the idea of the World BLEEP for a potentially huge,

untapped social media audience is to work,

they're going to have to figure out how to do it.

So, we get, like, Sabrina Carpenter to date,

like, Christian Pulisic. OK.

Or maybe, like, Tyler Adams? Yeah, Tyler Adams.

Like, I could totally see that.

OK, so first off, that's not going to happen.

Actually, Tyler Adams is dating Sarah Schmidt. Right.

Like, they have a two-year-old son together.

OK, so if he was dating, like, Sabrina Carpenter,

it's like, can you imagine? It's like, boom.

OK. So, this is not OK.

OK?

OK. This is not OK.

Sabrina Carpenter is not going to date Tyler Adams.

OK, sure. Right.

And the Taylor Swift thing? Right. That happened, right?

Like, it's over. Taylor Swift is 37, right?

Like, she's basically 40. Ew.

This is about creating our own moment right here. Right.

And our audience is out there, right? Right. Totally.

They're out there, and they're totally into soccer.

They just don't know it yet. Yeah. Right, right, right.

So, these guys are young, right? They're elite athletes.

For the most part, they're not going to drop dead.

For the most part?

They know that, we know that, everybody knows that,

so we have them sign a waiver to that effect

before they get here. Right.

It is what it is, right? Excuse me?

Uh, well... It is what it is?

It's hot. What are you going to do?

It is not what it is.

It is NOT what it is? Yes. I mean, no.

What the fuck does that mean? Yes. Well, it's interesting, isn't it?

I mean, Sarah, from an environmental point of view...

Absolutely. KNOCK AT DOOR

Will, yes. Come in.

I mean, from an environmental point of view, Sarah.

Sure. I mean, I don't know if you want to take us through the...

Absolutely.

Back in the Strategic Operations Group, or SOG,

everyone is aware of the importance of coming up with a response

to the United Nations Health Agency report on global heating,

ideally before either the report itself is published

or the world heats up still further.

It's like, what are we saying here, right?

Our problem is the Earth is heating up,

and our solution is we have everyone sign a piece of paper

to say they're happy to die?

OK, no. Look...

This is not the story we are telling here.

Look, no-one's going to die here, right?

You say that.

Well, and also, I can say at this moment

in general terms for Zurich,

with this tournament, death is not a good place to be.

Right. Yes.

Absolutely. Right. So... Thanks, Will.

But gradually, as the meeting progresses,

they're managing to eliminate possible options one at a time.

So, I know no-one wants to hear this...

Wait, where did you get those? Yeah.

No. Say again?

The peanut butter candies - where did you get them?

Yeah, so I couldn't find any biscuits.

Right, uh... Biscuits?

Yeah, so these, I found them in a drawer.

Right.

Well, look, shall we...? So, that is not OK.

OK. Like, things are put in drawers for a reason, right?

Yeah, I know, yeah. Crap. Yeah.

Well, thanks, Will. Yeah.

DOOR SHUTS

OK, so I know no-one wants to hear this,

but someone has to be the unpopular one in the room, right?

Yeah, well...

From an environmental point of view, our only option here,

the only way we ever solve this is to cool the Earth down.

Right.

Yeah, erm... Truly.

And the sooner we all face up to this, the better for all of us.

I mean, I'm sure that's almost certainly true, Sarah.

I mean, of course it is. But I just wonder, you know,

as something to aim for in the next three months...

Right.

...I just wonder if cooling the Earth down might be a bit...

This is our moment, right?

The fact is, we've got our work cut out installing simultaneous

flush urinals in the stadiums as it is.

So, this is not a joke. OK? LAPTOP KEYS CLACKS

No, no. Of course... I'm sorry.

No, do not delete that.

Do not delete it.

It's yet another sunny day in Miami,

and Ian Fletcher is arriving at 2026 Oversight HQ

for another Thursday morning.

But if elements of his new world are beginning to feel familiar,

there are still things he's gradually discovering about it.

OK, so this is it, right? This is it.

OK. Right, right, right.

I can't believe this is happening.

Meanwhile, across town, the social media team have come

to a location somewhere else in Miami in a state of excitement.

OK. OK, set.

What? Ready? Go.

OK. So... OK, action.

OK. So, I was going to say that, right?

OK, sure. Yeah, totally. OK.

Action.

It's going to be so cool.

So, hey. So we are here in Wynwood, Miami...

Woo! ...which is pretty cool.

But what's really cool is that in that building behind me,

like, literally somewhere inside that studio right now

is... Drum roll, please, Mia.

Drum roll? Right.

So, I can't do that. OK.

Inside that studio is Selena Gomez.

Woo!

That's right.

Thanks to a random post on Instagram, they've discovered

that actor, singer, icon, producer, game-changer

and social media phenomenon, Selena Gomez, is in Miami

for a photoshoot to accompany the release

of her new range of opinions.

In their search for a way to up-launch The Far Corner

on an unsuspecting social media world, this could just be

the opportunity they've been waiting for.

We're going to be asking her this question -

which current US soccer player would you most like to date?

Right. Like, that's what we want to know, right?

That's the question. Yes.

OK, so she's in there, like, she's got to come out, right?

Oh, hey, guys! Hey.

Hey, welcome to The Far Corner.

But getting one of the world's most influential icons

to appear and say something about soccer on a social media channel

that hasn't officially been launched yet

isn't quite as straightforward as it sounds.

You guys filming? OK, so...

There's no filming here, right.

Right. OK, so this is not OK. OK?

Excuse me?

We have a right to be here. Don't provoke him, ma'am, please.

What did you just say?

Erm... Did you just call me ma'am?

I'm asking you not to provoke my colleague.

OK, so we're shooting this, right?

Uh... We're shooting it!

So, actually, you know what? No.

Like, maybe this is not a great idea, right?

OK, cool. OK. OK.

OK, let's be calm here, friend.

So, I am not your friend.

Miss, please. Miss?!

OK, so you literally cannot do this.

OK? This is not OK. OK?

OK. I think they can. What?

Yeah, totally.

Yeah. Right, right, right.

Now, we are not saying that you cannot play football

in these cities in July.

Right. No. Yeah, right.

How you want to use this data is up to you.

And anyway, we don't have the power to do that.

No, but you strongly advise against it.

Yeah, we do. Yes, that's correct,

for the reasons that we talked about. Absolutely. Yeah, 100%.

Yeah, right.

Back over at Oversight HQ,

the United Nations Health Agency's executive director

of temperature, Professor Gisela Fuchs,

has joined the Strategic Operations Group from Geneva

to take them through some of the increasingly hot-button issues

in their forthcoming report on global heating and health.

Yes, and I think the question now is how best to use

the valuable data in the report to help and inform us in delivering

the best possible tournament going forward.

Absolutely. Yeah, right.

Sure. Yeah, nice one.

OK, so forgive me, Doctor, but...

Oh, so just to be clear with you, Nick,

I'm not actually a practising physician.

I am a professor of medical science.

OK, fine. Well, I'm not a doctor either, so I guess

that makes two of us. Mm, I guess so.

So, forgive me, Professor, and excuse my language here,

but speaking as a lawyer, once shit like this gets out there

in the public domain, like, what the fuck?

So, what I can say to you is that we feel it is our duty

to publish these findings.

Absolutely. No, of course.

Well, great. Good for you.

So, just out of interest, Professor...

Eric Van Dupuytrens here.

Yes. Hi.

By the way, this is such an important report.

Yes, thank you.

Yeah. So, am I right in thinking, with this kind of data,

there is usually a margin for error? Yes?

So, there's always a margin of error with all data.

Of course. Of course. Exactly so.

So, I was wondering, uh,

what would it look like if we were to move the red line up

by a degree or so?

What? Right, uh...

So, unfortunately, you cannot just move the safety line around.

Well, no. Exactly so.

That is not how this works.

Absolutely.

So, then this can be what we call a speculative question

in this moment? I'm sorry.

This is a... Wait a minute.

What is happening here?

Ah, yes. Interesting.

Actually, how are you doing that?

Well, exactly. So, Emily right here is kind of a...

No, no, no, but this is my screen.

I'M sharing it with YOU.

Of course. Of course. You can't do that.

He can't do that.

No-one is moving the red line.

Look, Eric, I think... What we see is that if we increase

the margin of error by just...

I will ask you to put the red line back exactly where it was, please.

Yes. Yes. Of course.

And leave it there. Right. Absolutely.

Yes. Emily.

So, whilst that's happening, shall we just use this moment

to take a break?

You know, just five minutes to stretch our legs and get some air?

Absolutely. Yeah. Nice one.

If that's OK with...? Oh.

Oh, no, I think she's gone. Right, OK.

Yeah, no, she has. Yes.

Yeah, no, 100%.

Hi. Hi.

I might just pick up a quick coffee. Yeah.

Feels like it might come in handy somehow.

Yeah, nice one. Yeah, no, it's good in here, I like it.

Whilst the UN Health Agency's key data,

and Professor Fuchs, are being reset,

both Phil and Ian have come to the kitchen

to breathe for a moment and think about other things.

MACHINE WHIRS

I was going to ask you something, Phil, actually.

Sure. I mean, if you don't mind.

For sure. Yeah, no, go for it.

I was going to ask you about Bill Shepherd.

Oh, right. Yeah.

I mean, what happened to my predecessor's obviously

nothing to do with me, but I was just curious.

Yeah.

MACHINE FINISHES WHIRRING

Yeah. So...

No, the thing with Bill, he was a nice guy.

Right.

He was too nice - that was his problem.

I mean, it could have been an accident.

Right.

You know, I mean, yes, he used to spend quite a lot of time up there.

You know, phone calls, he'd take his coffee out there with him.

Out where?

You not been up to the roof terrace yet? The roof terrace?

Yeah. No, I didn't know there was one.

No, you should go up there. It's nice.

You know, nice view, a bit of fresh air. Right.

No, it's great.

And as I say, it could have been an accident.

But saying that, for me, to be fair,

I mean, yes, he was a fit guy, but for me,

you'd have to be going some to clear that wall.

Right.

OK, so you drove this car into a ditch over many years, OK?

So, the way forward is for you to get out of the car.

The break in the meeting is a good opportunity

for people to catch up with things that might have got away from them,

as well as for leg-stretching and breathing.

No, I haven't finished yet.

Not to try to bribe our precious daughter,

a beautiful young woman

who is trying her best every single day,

and who I love more than anything else in this world,

because to try to turn her against me?

Because I will not have that. OK? I will not have that.

But it seems that, in one way or another,

this is a day on which people are feeling the heat.

Hi. Oh, hi, Ian!

It's nice up here. Right.

Good to get a bit of fresh air for five minutes.

Mm. Absolutely.

Right. Well...

That was a great idea of yours.

Oh, well, I don't know. But, you know, sometimes,

when you walk away from something

and then walk back towards it again, you know?

OK, well, uh, just to say this is none of my business, but...

PHONE BUZZES Oh...

No...

No. No, I knew this would happen. It's fine.

No, no, no, it's not. No, answer it, please.

It's just an estate agent. An estate agent?

I mean, a real estate agent. So, you got to answer it, right?

Well, no, no, no, I mean, it's...

PHONE STOPS VIBRATING Right. Good.

Really... truly, you did not have to do that.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, it's just...

I mean, I'm staying in a hotel at the moment,

which is fine, but I'm looking at apartments.

OK. Well, at least I think I am.

But after this experience, I'm not quite so sure. Right.

Real estate agents, right?

Yes. Well... Don't get me started.

Yes. Anyway, but in the grand scheme of things, you know...

The grand scheme?

You know, there are more important things.

Right. Yes.

So, the way you got to the temperatures

for each of the cities is the mean average between

the highest daily temperature

and lowest daily temperature in each case, right?

That is correct, yes.

Before too much longer,

the Strategic Operations Group meeting is back under way.

And in the break, VP Logistics and Execution Owen Mitchell

has got granular with some of the data

in the UNHA report on global heating.

So, in the real world, there's actually a range

of daily temperatures above and below that line

for each of the cities.

Exactly, yes. Right, so here's the thing.

I don't know, It's just an idea.

But how would you feel about representing that range

of real-world temperatures in your graphic here?

Uh, I'm sorry I don't, uh...

So, it would be the exact same data.

In fact, it'd be more data, actually.

You'd include the outlying highs and lows.

OK, so...

But I guess what you would end up with is a zone instead of a line.

A zone? Oh, my God.

Right. I don't know, which might be... Yes.

Oh, my God, a zone.

Which, I don't know, might be helpful.

So you mean, in effect...?

No, no, it's happening again.

Like it or not, it looks as if the kind of big solution

that had seemed impossible only an hour ago

might now be literally staring them in the face.

Instead of it being above the safety line,

it would end up being in, as it were,

in the safety zone instead.

Right.

No, you cannot do this.

Why not?

This is my screen, it is my line, it is my data.

Ian's challenge now is to pull things together

and reset the debate in a way that keeps everybody onside,

regardless of which side they're on.

I mean, just to underline the scale of ambition here,

is there a version of this, if we could find a way

of framing this so that you and your team were happy, Professor Fuchs?

So, first of all, and to repeat, it is not my job

to be happy or excited. No, well...

Great. So you pretty much nailed that.

But is there a version of this, in which we as BLEEP,

come together with the UNHA at a critical moment for the planet?

Oh, my gosh.

Working together to raise awareness of the connection

between a warming environment and global health.

Ian, that's so great.

Using the power of soccer as the driver

and an event on the scale of 2026

as the moment to finally reset the narrative around this whole thing.

Exactly.

This is what I am saying. What?

I mean, it feels like there's a real opportunity

available to us here, if we can just somehow seize it.

Yeah, and if that doesn't work...

...hats.

Eventually, in one way or another,

it's the end of another day.

Hi. Yes, hi. Yes.

That was such a great meeting.

Yes.

I will say, I'll be honest with you,

I was not comfortable with the way things were going.

Well, no.

But that is such a terrific place to get to in the end.

Well, yes. Let's hope.

It's been quite a day, right? Yes, right.

So, I was thinking about your search for an apartment.

Oh, right. Were you?

Right. I'm not sure if this would be of any interest to you,

but I had an idea kind of out of nowhere.

OK? So it's a long story, but I know of somewhere.

Right.

Like I say, I don't know what you're looking for.

Well, me neither, really.

But I will say it's a nice place and a great location.

I mean, it's none of my business, but, erm,

when you say you know of somewhere...?

Like I say, it's a long story. Yes.

But it's there anyway.

I thought I'd mention it. Right.

And by coincidence, it looks as if there could be

an apartment somewhere in Sarah's life that might just

fit perfectly in Ian's.

OK, well, thanks. That's... I mean...

Sure. I'll think about it.

I must say, the "no real estate agent part" sounds appealing.

Right. Right? Yes.

Who knows - in the grand scheme of things,

it could work out for everybody, right?

Yes.

Yes.