April 2 – Australia has reached agreement with the country’s rival football codes and every State Government to support its bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy (pictured) has claimed.
April 1 – Plymouth Argyle claim to have boosted their chances of securing the funding needed to turn Home Park into a 46,000-seater World Cup venue if England host the 2018 tournament after shareholders voted to sell the stadium to a newly-formed property company for £7.5 million.
March 31 – South Africa’s Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana (pictured) and World Cup chief executive Danny Jordaan will hold an urgent meeting tomorrow to discuss local musicians’ anger about why so few local artists will perform at the event.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
March 31 – Ian Riley (pictured), the technical director of England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup, has laid out what they need to do for its campaign to be successful ahead of other rivals like Russia and Australia.
March 31 - South Korea has revealed more details of its proposal to host matches in North Korea if its bid to host the 2022 World Cup is successful - a plan first revealed on insideworldfootball last December.
March 31 – Australia today announced Qantas as the first major backer of its bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
March 30 – Tim Leiweke (pictured right), the President and chief executive, of AEG has joined the Board if Directors of the United States World Cup Bid Committee, it was announced today.
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March 30 - Anyone seeking value-priced accommodation for the upcoming World Cup in South Africa should consider Cape Town, according to a new survey.
March 30 – Irvin Khoza (pictured), the chairman of the organising committee for this year’s World Cup in South Africa, has denied allegations that he is behind a plot to overthrow the President of the South African Football Association (SAFA) Kirsten Nematandani.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
March 27 – England’s campaign to host the 2018 World Cup will not be affected by the shock resignation of Football Association chief executive Ian Watmore, the bid’s chief executive Andy Anson (pictured) claimed today.
March 26 – Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich has revealed that is prepared to serve on the Russian Football Union’s (RFU) advisory board if he receives a formal invitation, which could see him playing a leading role in the country’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup, his spokesman said today.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
March 26 – A presentation to the leaders of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Kuala Lumpur by England’s World Cup bid, led by chief executive Andy Anson and International President David Dein and also including former Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United winger David Ginola, has won high praise.
March 26 - Supporters from across the globe rather than FIFA officials will determine the man-of-the-match awards at this year’s World Cup in South Africa, it was announced today.
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March 26 – Japan’s campaign to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup today announced that they had signed up six new sponsors as official bid partners.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
March 24 – India should bid for the 2026 World Cup in an effort to improve playing standards in the country, the national coach Bob Houghton said today.