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World Cup Vote to Define Decade in England

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In football it always come down to 22 men. In a Zurich conference hall this afternoon, 22 men in suits will make a decision that will either transform or traumatise English football.

No wonder the England 2018 bid team were fighting so hard yesterday, canvassing so late into the night, playing all their aces, such as Prince William, David Cameron and David Beckham, to convince the 22 Fifa executive committee members. One vote will define a decade.

Undeniably blessed with the best technical and economic bid, England boast of the 400,000 hotel rooms, of the 13 stadiums of the 17 being...

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