Former FA Chairman Geoff Thompson has been named as the new leader of the England 2018 World Cup bid after former head man Lord Triesman stood down over the weekend. Thompson, who is also vice president of FIFA, has been backed by 2005 Olympic bid mastermind Sebastian Coe to repair the damage done by Triesman’s [...]

Lord Triesman has today stepped down as England 2018 bid leader and FA chief executive after remarks claiming that Spain would withdraw their bid if Russian officials helped bribe referees at the 2010 World Cup in their favour. His exit comes after the embarassing claims were exposed in the Mail on Sunday who had obtained [...]

England icon David Beckham has handed over England’s 2018 bid book to FIFA President Sepp Blatter at a conference in Zurich. The LA Galaxy player was joined on stage by FA Chairman Lord Triesman, 2018 chief executive Andy Anson and FIFA vice president Geoff Thompson. Beckham said: “We have a lot of passion, football is [...]

The Japanese football association have decided to withdraw from the race to host the 2018 World Cup although they still plan to campaign for the 2022 tournament. The country join Mexico and Indonesia who also pulled out of the running for the 2018 event earlier in the process. Therefore, only six bids remain with four situated in Europe. [...]