So England won’t be hosting the 2018 World Cup. I can’t say that I am surprised given all of the negative publicity the British press have generated around the bid-process in recent weeks. There were simply too many noses out of joint amongst the election committee, if you ask me. And I can also imagine that not having to put up with the British press for the next 7 and-a-half years is an added boon for FIFA.

In fact, I was [...]