'Europe only' bids for 2018 'may disadvantage England'
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By Nick Harris 26 January 2010 The revelation last night by Fifa's president, Sepp Blatter, that bidding to host the 2018 World Cup could be restricted to candidates from Europe won't necessarily increase England's chances of staging the tournament. In those circumstances, eight key Fifa voters within Europe would get a "free hand" where to cast their ballots and face no pressure to rally behind one Uefa bidder,
'Europe only' bids for 2018 'may disadvantage England'
'Europe only' bids for 2018 'may disadvantage…
'Europe only' bids for 2018 'may disadvantage England'
By Nick Harris 26 January 2010 The revelation last night by Fifa's president, Sepp Blatter, that bidding to host the 2018 World Cup could be restricted to candidates from Europe won't necessarily increase England's chances of staging the tournament. In those circumstances, eight key Fifa voters within Europe would get a "free hand" where to cast their ballots and face no pressure to rally behind one Uefa bidder,