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Mihir Bose: England still searching for winning team to bring home 2018 World Cup

Mihir Bose

Just over ten years ago, after a visit to Downing Street of a FIFA delegation not very dissimilar to the one last Monday, Tony Banks, then the Prime Minister’s special envoy to the 2006 World Cup bid, made one of his exuberant comments.

“You know,” he said, “this visit proves that England is the only country that can defeat South Africa for the 2006 World Cup, Germany is out of it. I am now so close to these FIFA members I feel they are joined to the hip to me.”

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Bin Hammam wants to stay as head of Asia and backs Blatter

August 30 – Mohamad Bin Hammam has confirmed he wants to stay on as president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after next year and will not challenge Sepp Blatter for the leadership of FIFA.

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Blatter wants full-time referees at Brazil World Cup

August 29 – Only full-time professional referees should be used at the next World Cup, in Brazil in 2014, FIFA President Sepp Blatter claimed today.

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James Bond backs England 2018 World Cup bid

August 28 – James Bond star Daniel Craig has become the two millionth supporter of England’s bid to hold the 2018 World Cup, they announced today.

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We have to exceed expectations to win admits England 2018 chief

By Andrew Warshaw in Manchester

August 26 - Andy Anson (pictured), the chief executive of England’s 2018 World Cup bid team says the last three months of lobbying will be even more important than the four-day visit just conducted by FIFA’s technical inspection team.

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England 2018 World Cup bid is “perfect” declare FIFA

Harold Mayne-Nicholls with Andy Anson

By Andrew Warshaw in Manchester

August 26 – England’s hopes of staging the 2018 World Cup were given a huge boost today when the head of FIFA’s six-man technical inspection team gave a glowing endorsement of the country’s facilities.

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World Cup bidders all attending Leaders in Football

August 25 – All nine nations bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups have confirmed their attendance at Leaders in Football, the world’s most exclusive football business event, taking place for the third time at Chelsea Football Club on October 6 and 7.

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I hope we have put smiles on Haiti’s faces says coach after Olympic silver medal

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 25 -A brave Haitian team could not secure what would have been a fairytale finish at the Summer Youth Olympic Games as they were soundly beaten 5-0 by Bolivia in the boy’s football gold medal match at the Jalan Besar Stadium here tonight.

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Company who bid for West Ham interested in Olympic Stadium

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

August 25 – London-based financial company Intermarket, who lost out on the opportunity to buy West Ham United, have now emerged as one of the Premier League club’s rivals to take over the Olympic Stadium following the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

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FIFA inspectors greeted by Rooney, Sir Bobby and Sir Alex

By Andrew Warshaw

August 25 – Manchester United greats of past and present gave FIFA’s 2018 World Cup inspectors an insider’s view of Old Trafford today as Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney, Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Alex Ferguson took them on a tour of the famous ground.

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English clubs rewarded for European failure

By David Owen

August 25 – Four of the seven biggest earners from the two major European cross-continental club football competitions last season were English.

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Exclusive: FIFA personnel costs soar

By David Owen

August 24 – FIFA’s personnel expenses soared last year, reflecting an increased headcount at world football’s governing body.

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Sir Alex Ferguson backs England 2018 as FIFA inspectors head north

By Andrew Warshaw in London

August 24 - FIFA’s 2018 World Cup inspection team headed north today as Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson became the latest figure to pledge his support to the England bid.

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Government gaffes give England 2018 rivals advantage

By Andrew Warshaw in London

August 23 – Arsenal’s international Russian striker Andrei Arshavin has hit back at claims by Sports Minister Hugh Robertson that the Eastern European country is lagging behind England for the right to stage the 2018 World Cup.

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Tom Degun: The inspiring story of how Haiti’s young footballers overcame tragedy to stand on the brink of Olympic glory

Haiti’s footballers, who travelled to Singapore for the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics cloaked in tragedy and sadness, are riding a massive wave of sympathy to stand on the brink of winning the most unlikeliest gold medal of these Games.

The country’s boy’s footballers brought some much needed joy to their earthquake-stricken nation as they remarkably defied the odds to book their spot in the boy’s final with a 2-0 win over Singapore at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night.