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Russia and Qatar not the only ones rubbing their hands after Zurich

??? Nicolas Sarkozy pressured Michel Platini to back Qatar bid ??? Qatar invests ???400m in German company HochtiefAs fans still puzzle over Fifa's decision to hand World Cups to Russia and Qatar last week, Nicolas Sarkozy's pressure on Michel Platini to vote for Qatar's 2022 bid is no secret....

MK Dons to complete stadium:mk despite World Cup disappointment

MK Dons chief Pete Winkelman has pledged to lift the gloom after England's failed World Cup bid by completing stadium:mk, reports Sporting Life.The stadium was part of England's unsuccessful bid for 2018 but Winkelman can now complete the ground and raise the capacity to nearly 32,000 after hearing...

MK Dons to complete stadium:mk despite World Cup disappointment

World Cup MK Dons chief Pete Winkelman has pledged to lift the gloom after England's failed World Cup bid by completing stadium:mk, reports Sporting Life.The stadium was part of England's unsuccessful bid for 2018 but Winkelman can now complete the ground and raise the capacity to...

Government minister wants overhaul of FIFA voting system before England bid again

World Cup Government minister Jeremy Hunt says England must wait until FIFA's voting systems are "transparent" before they consider another World Cup bid.England produced one of the strongest technical bids and final presentations ahead of last week's decision on who would host the...

National humiliation, live on the BBC

Reporters went to Zurich and canvassed people around the country for the pointless and interminable build-up to England's 2018 disappointmentNormally we have to wait until May, and the Eurovision Song Contest, to don the cloak of national victimhood, but the Fifa vote on the 2018 World Cup bid,...

FA plans to work closely with Premier League on youth development

??? Scheme to integrate grassroots training programmes??? FA puts youth at heart of plan to lift national teamIn the wake of England's twin failures in South Africa and Zurich in 2010, the Football Association has vowed to co-operate more closely with the Premier League to end interminable club...

Sam Wallace: English football must look to put its own house in order and set an example to all at Fifa

The final indignity for the 2018 bid team on Friday came when their flight home from Zurich was cancelled. They were re-booked on to another, which meant that a few people who had not seen an economy seat in a long time had to sit in steerage with the rest of us.

Henry Winter: FA dismiss breakaway talk but will press Fifa to reform bidding after failed bid to host World Cup

England's governing body will try to initiate change but does not want to risk a long-term feud with Zurich.