England hasn’t got a snowball’s chance in hell of getting the 2018 World Cup finals when the vote is revealed in Zurich next month.
I make this assessment for two reasons.
Firstly, the negative press that has surrounded the English bid, which has been staggering and continues to be staggering.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 5 – The Chilean official expected to have a major say in the destination of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has been ousted as head of his national federation.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 5 – Danny Jordaan, the public face of last summer’s World Cup in South Africa, is campaigning for a seat on FIFA’s top table as a member of its Executive Committee.
November 3 – A welcome tour of the 15 countries participating in next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup will kick off in December.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 2 – The head of Asian football has condemned the Sunday Times’ undercover investigation into alleged World Cup corruption as unethical.
Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA, and many of his fellow executive members, may console themselves by saying that the crisis that has engulfed the organisation – both familiar and depressing – is all the fault of the dastardly British press and its nefarious ways.
They could not be more mistaken. They should look within themselves and ask why, having made the world’s most popular game into such a cash cow, they fail to run it like a proper corporate organisation where decisions are not only reached in good time,
November 2 – An independent poll has confirmed that two thirds of Bristol residents back plans for Bristol City Football Club to build a new £92m stadium at Ashton Vale.
By Andrew Warshaw in London
November 1 – One of the main organisers of the 2012 European Championships says joint hosts Poland and Ukraine will not be deterred by unfounded allegations that they bought the votes of key UEFA officials.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 31 – The two World Cup bid candidates under investigation for alleged vote collusion are almost certain to avoid serious punishment.
By Duncan Mackay
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October 30 – Russian officials have angrily hit back at new accusations by the Sunday Times that they had offered inducements to secure Amos Adamu’s vote before the FIFA Executive Committee member was suspended.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
October 29 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter admitted for the first time today that it was the wrong decision to stage a double vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups - but said the organisation had no choice but to proceed on schedule despite a string of corruption allegations.
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By David Owen
October 28 – FIFA has set its face against postponing its votes on either the 2018 or the 2022 World Cup hosts, insideworldfootball has learnt.
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By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
October 28 – Russia’s 2018 World Cup bid leader today called for an end to the war of words with England and urged both nations to bury their differences.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
October 28 – World football’s governing body is locked in painstaking discussions about whether to split the dates for deciding the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts - or postpone the December 2 vote altogether.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
October 28 – European football’s governing body has launched legal proceedings against a Cypriot official amid stunning new claims of corruption, this time that Ukraine and Poland paid off senior officials to host the 2012 European Championship finals.