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Mihir Bose: David Cameron must invoke spirit of Sir Alex Ferguson for England 2018 to win World Cup

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Sir Alex Ferguson’s famous comment “football, bloody hell” made after Manchester United did the treble in 1999, could well apply to the World Cup bids. Had a script-writer presented this scenario, it would have been rejected out of hand.

The script has as a key player a man who scored the winning goal against England nearly 30 years ago, and has seen the English bid team effectively apologising for the UK media.

The key question is: can David Cameron do what Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær did for Manchester United in Barcelona and conjure up an England victory?

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FIFA Executive Committee member launches legal action against Sunday Times

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By Andrew Warshaw

November 14 – One of the two FIFA officials under investigation over World Cup bribery claims is taking legal action against the Sunday Times as he waits to be told whether he face further sanctions from the top table of world football.

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Bin Hammam furious over suggestions about note-swapping incident

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By Andrew Warshaw

November 12 – The most powerful man in Asian football reacted furiously today at suggestions he had fuelled corruption allegations during a recent meeting of the FIFA executive committee.

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Gullit determined to upset the odds with Holland/Belgium joint World Cup bid

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By Andrew Warshaw

November 12 – Holland and Belgium’s joint 2018 World Cup bid rolled into France today and shook off the underdog status that has dogged them since the start of the campaign.

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Big gun VIPs wheeled out for World Cup hosts decision

By David Owen

November 12 – A glittering array of VIPs is expected in Zurich next month for the climax of the high-stakes battles for the right to stage the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

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Young soccer protégés enjoy “video breakfast” with their heroes

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November 12 -Budding young Australian footballers enjoyed a “video breakfast” with their heroes – Qantas Socceroo Mark Schwarzer in London and Westfield Matilda Melissa Barbieri in Melbourne.

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Beckenbauer standing down from FIFA Executive Committee

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By Andrew Warshaw

November 11 – Franz Beckenbauer is standing down as a member of FIFA’s Executive Committee, ruling him out of standing against Sepp Blatter for the Presidency next year.

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Blatter calls special FIFA Executive Committee meeting

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By Andrew Warshaw

November 11 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter has called an unscheduled meeting of his Executive Committee for November 19, two days after a potentially landmark ruling over World Cup corruption allegations involving two high-ranking members and two bidding nations.

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Exclusive: World Cup bid reports to be published same day as findings of “cash-for-votes” probe

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By David Owen

November 11 – Keenly-awaited reports on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids are set to be dispatched to FIFA Executive Committee members tomorrow as the battle to host one of the world’s biggest sporting occasions heads for a dramatic denouement, insideworldfootball has learnt.

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Exclusive: New twist in FIFA World Cup corruption probe

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By Andrew Warshaw

November 10 – The contents of an infamous hand-written note could hold the key to Spain-Portugal and Qatar being exonerated of any World Cup bidding collusion next week.

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USA World Cup bid receives setback with Salguero revelation

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By Andrew Warshaw

November 10 – The United States’ bid for the 2022 World Cup has received a jolt with the revelation that one of its own confederation members on FIFA”s Executive Committee may not vote for it.

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Blatter claims that Korean World Cup could unite country

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November 9 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter today claimed that if Korea hosted the 2022 World Cup it had the potential to unite the divided northern and southern halves of the country.

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London 2012 director of commercial negotiations quits to join Tottenham

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By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

November 9 – London 2012’s director of commercial negotiations, Charlie Wijeratna, praised for helping raise nearly £700 million ($1.1 billion) towards the cost of staging the Olympics and Paralympics, is leaving to join Tottenham Hotspur, it was announced today.

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Redknapp “interested” in taking charge of Great Britain at London 2012

By Tom Degun in London

November 9 – Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has admitted he is interested in taking charge of the Great Britain football team at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Mihir Bose: Liverpool story still has a long way to run

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Liverpool fans should not delude themselves into believing that now the Gillett-Hicks regime is finally over, and peace reigns at Anfield, that it will bring success on the field of play.

Yes, Roy Hodgson’s team is rediscovering the art of winning again, but the simple equation – a happy set up equals playing success – is a myth.

For a start, despite all the players’ talk of how their heads are “turned in”