FIFA have today awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia.
Despite the absence of Premier Vladimir Putin from the bid team in Zurich the Russian’s have beaten England to the biggest sporting event in the world.
David Cameron, David Beckham and Prince William led the English charm offensive but there was to be no repeat of 1966 when England won the World Cup on home soil.
Questions are bound to be raised by the suspicious English media who will be caught in two minds as to why Russia won the bid.
A recent Sunday Times expose resulted in two delegates being suspended after being caught in a votes for bribes sting and on Monday night Panorama screened a programme of allegations about FIFA and the bidding process which many feared would be harmful for the English bid.
The BBC are likely to be criticised for not getting behind ‘our boys’ but equally there will be suspicions cast on the Russian bid and how they out foxed England’s finest.
FIFA also announced that the 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar despite the presence of Bill Clinton backing the US bid.
There is some consolation for Cameron, Becks and co with the 2014 Commonwealth Games being staged in Glasgow with Celtic Park hosting the opening and closing ceremonies!
… hubris anyone…?
It’s the first time I’ve ever wanted England to win at something. My own little bhoy will 11 by 2018 and would love to have been able to take him to see some World Cup Football. Russia is a bit out of the way for that.
The whole voting procss stinks of corruption, favours and collusion.
Will the English now cry foul, or claim there is some sort of conspiracy against them from within the governing body? But that’s impossible in this day and age. They’ll probably be shot down as being paranoid.
I think Neil Lennon and Celtic were to blame for our friends across the border failing- on a brighter note though , surely this will free up a right good bit of tax payers cash and we can all look forward to a spectacular show the day wills get hitched !cant wait !!!
That’s what you get when you send two posh boys and a right-winger. But does Beckham class as posh our just stoopid?
Yass of course England will complain about conspiracy their never happy when things don’t go their way- I’m glad the World Cup won’t be there and if its because of Lennon and Celtic congrats to them
I never knew goldfish could type.
Declan, that’s not your real name, is it now?
Again, der hun’s lack of subtlety of wit gives the game away.
Quite gutted England didnt win it, a World Cup on our doorstep wouldve been great, imagine Scotland winning the World Cup at Wembley!
LAY OFF THE DRUGS.