The FA board has also sanctioned a "root and branch" examination of the whole England team set up, led by FA chief executive Brian Barwick, whose own position has been questioned in the wake of the team's failure to qualify.

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Despite the lack of results in the last decade on most environmental issues, Mr Myers believes the realisation that a crisis in one country causes serious trouble for many others - and sometimes the whole world - may be taking root among national leaders.

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The game is also credited with inspiring a whole generation of game designers, just as the computer revolution took root.

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