By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
October 14 – Frank Lowy believes that Australia have enough votes to win its bid to host the 2022 World Cup but admitted he cannot guarantee that everyone will keep their promise to back their campaign.
By David Owen
October 13 – British Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed Sepp Blatter to Downing Street in the latest meeting between FIFA top brass and political leaders from countries bidding to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
October 13 - Leading international branding agency Lambie-Nairn has joined the list of organisations sponsoring Qatar’s bid to host the FIFA 2022 World Cup.
By Tom Degun
October 11 – Sports Minister Hugh Robertson says Britain must rid itself of using the term ‘Decade of Sport’ as it implies a sense of entitlement to host major sporting events.
October 10 – Thousands of square metres of real grass were laid on Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge in an event designed to support Australia’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup.
October 10 – England hosting the 2018 World Cup would be a “magical” thing, according to one leading Premier League boss.
By Andrew Warshaw in London
October 10 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter is on the verge of meeting British Prime Minister David Cameron (pictured) as England steps up its bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
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By Andrew Warshaw
October 9 – Asian football’s most powerful administrator has revealed he would have preferred the votes for the next two World Cups to be split.
October 8 – Football administrators in Australia have agreed to a “unified and unprecedented commitment” to work together in the best interests of the game.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 8 – The head of the Asian football federation has hinted that the most deserving candidate may not necessarily win the race to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
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By Andrew Warshaw
October 7 – The bidding war for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has exploded into controversy with allegations of dirty tricks.
By Andrew Warshaw in London
October 6 – The boss of last summer’s World Cup in South Africa insists most of the stadiums will not be turned into white elephants – despite a growing debate over whether millions of dollars were unnecessarily spent on constructing new venues.
October 6- Plans for a stunning centrepiece World Cup stadium have been unveiled by Qatar’s 2022 Bid Committee during the Leaders in Football conference in London today.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 6 – England’s bid to stage the 2018 World Cup has moved up a gear with an 18-point plan to try and capture enough votes on December. 2.
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By Andrew Warshaw
October 5 – The bidding war for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups reaches a pivotal landmark today when the respective candidates go head to head at the Leaders in Football conference in London.