Blatter surprised by England 2018 James Bond style approach to bidding
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By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
May 9 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter today attempted to distance himself from reports that England’s 2018 World Cup bid team hired a private security firm to monitor the behaviour of their rivals during the campaign.