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Despite the best efforts of the great, David Beckham, David Cameron and Prince William, and the great unknown, Eddie Afekafe, England failed to convince Fifa they can host the greatest sporting show on earth. Storm clouds join the snow clouds over England.
Recriminations now spill forth, about the timing of the Panorama programme alienating ExCo members, about the dysfunctional nature of the English footballing family that saw the bid fail to harness the power of the Premier League until well into the campaign.
What defeat showed was that English football lacks leadership within the Football Association; of the four 2018 bids, England's was the only one that did not use their ExCo member, Geoff Thompson. Uncle Albert, as he is known in the FA, is no leader.
The secret is out on Bob Bradley: The U.S. coach has some tactical wanderlust in him, after all. We all raised a curious brow at that dalliance with the 4-2-3-1 formation late last year, a walk on the wild side for a man... more »
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