World Cup bid is marathon, not a sprint, claims Coe
By Andrew Warshaw in London
May 19 – Sebastian Coe (pictured) today reiterated his belief that the Lord Triesman affair has not inflicted terminal damage on England’s 2018 World Cup bid.
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Platini: England can survive Triesman scandal
May 18 – Michel Platini (pictured), the UEFA President, has offered his support to Lord Triesman after he was forced to resign as chairman of England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup and of the Football Association following potentially damaging allegations about rivals Russia and Spain.
Lineker quits Mail on Sunday after Triesman sting
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By Tom Degun in London
May 18 – Gary Lineker (pictured) has quit his weekly column in the Mail on Sunday after the newspaper published a story of Lord Triesman’s secretly recorded conversation which may have seriously damaged England’s 2018 World Cup bid.
FIFA Ethics Committee to investigate Triesman bribery allegations
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By Andrew Warshaw
May 17 - FIFA have asked the Football Association to look into the bribery allegations that forced Lord Triesman to resign as head of both the FA and England’s 2018 bid team – and confirmed its Ethics Committee would examine the case.
Chilean to lead FIFA World Cup inspection team
By Andrew Warshaw
May 17 – Harold Mayne-Nicholls (pictured), President of the Chilean Football Association, will head up the three-man FIFA inspection team visiting prospective hosts for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups this summer.
Spain outraged by Triesman accusing them of bribery
By Andrew Warshaw
May 17 – Spain’s 2018 World Cup bid team have expressed utter shock at Lord Triesman’s bribery allegations as English officials continue on a major damage limitation exercise to prevent their £15 million ($22 million) campaign from total collapse.
Exclusive: Coe and Mills to ride to rescue of England 2018 World Cup bid
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
May 16 – Sebastian Coe (pictured) and Sir Keith Mills, the architects of London’s successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, are set to adopt a higher profile role in England’s campaign to stage the 2018 World Cup after Lord Triesman was forced to step down as chairman, Coe has exclusively told insideworldfootball.
Triesman allegations prove England are running scared claim Russia
By Andrew Warshaw
May 16 – Lord Triesman’s comments that led to him having to resign as chairman of England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup and the Football Association proves that they are scared of Russia’s bid, Alexey Sorokin (pictured), the head of their bid has claimed today.
Triesman resigns from England 2018 and FA after he accuses rivals of bribery
By Andrew Warshaw
May 16 – Lord Triesman, the chairman of the Football Association and England’s 2018 World Cup bid, today dramatically resigned from both positions over alleging that 2018 rivals Spain and Russia were planning to collude in bribing referees at this year’s tournament in South Africa.
Triesman revelations set to damage England 2018 World Cup bid
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
May 16 – England’s campaign to host the 2018 World Cup could be severely damaged after Lord Triesman, the bid leader, was accused of making a series of explosive allegations about rival bidders in a story published on the front page of today’s Mail on Sunday.
Lula pledges Brazil’s support to Qatar 2022 World Cup bid
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
May 15 – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (pictured) today pledged his country’s support to Qatar’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup.
England 2018 offers FIFA safest and richest option claims Triesman
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By Tom Degun in London
May 14 – England 2018 chairman Lord Triesman (pictured) today insisted that the the country’s World Cup bid offers FIFA a safe option in terms of revenue and infrastructure following two potentially dangerous tournaments in South Africa this year and Brazil in 2014.
Russia deserve to be favourites for 2018 World Cup claims bid leader
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
May 14 – The leader of Russia’s 2018 World Cup bid insists his country deserves to stage the tournament over the rest of his European rivals.
South Africa has proved world wrong, so can Qatar they claim
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
May 14 – Qatar officials bidding for the 2022 World Cup once again insisted today that the heat factor would not be a problem if they are given the green light to stage the tournament.
Beckham hands over England 2018 bid book to Blatter
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
May 14 – David Beckham today officially handed over England’s 2018 World Cup bid book, telling FIFA President Sepp Blatter that football “runs through the veins” of English fans.