World Cup bidders Australia will not be frozen out of their campaign to stage the 2018 tournament according to FIFA President Sepp Blatter.
Blatters remarks come following his controversial claims days before that Europe should be the only cotinent able to bid to host the 2018 World Cup. As a result, the non european nations such [...]

Australia have announced that they will be travelling to the African congress in Angola despite Qatar denying them the opportunity to give a presentation.
There had been rumours that Australia would boycott the event after Qatar moved quickly to sponsor the congress which meant that only they were permitted to present their bid to the four [...]

The England 2018 bid team has decided against becoming involved in the recent row over promotion opportunities at the Confederation of African Football congress, that follows the African Nations this month.
The dispute comes after 2022 bidders Qatar have sealed a sponsorship deal with CAF that gives them exclusive rights to present their bid to African [...]

Australia’s flailing bid to host the 2018 World Cup has received a much needed boost with the government claiming that they will control the key elements of the bid and look to eradicate the problems which have halted the country to date.
Kate Ellis, the Australian Minister for Sport, stated that the government will establish a [...]

German legendary footballer Franz Beckenbauer has backed Australia’s bid for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup claiming that the much maligned campaign was “perfect”.
Several rival codes in Australia have been complaining about the requirements that would see their seasons put on hold for the duration of the tournament. However, Beckenbauer’s ringing praise is a major [...]

Potential future World Cup hosts Australia has submitted their bid agreement to FIFA that could see them stage either the 2018 or 2022 tournament.
Football Federation of Australia CEO, Ben Buckley, confirmed that the bid had been submitted which allows the nation the opportunity to further develop their case. The Bid book, as it’s known, contained [...]

The Australian bid for the 2018 World Cup has been severely hit after rival codes refused to agree to halt their league season during the period that the tournament would be scheduled for.
Fifa regulations state that World Cup venues cannot run rival competitions at the same time as the finals. Also, the competition is required to [...]

Having secured their place at South Africa in 2010, Football Federation Australia chief Frank Lowy is attempting to persuade members of the Asian continent to back Australia’s bid for the 2018 World Cup.
Lowy, who has overseen the reinvention of the game down under in recent years, is competing with fellow bids from rivals Japan, South Korea, [...]

Controversial FIFA vice President Jack Warner has rated Australia’s chances of holding the 2018 World Cup as “excellent”.
The CONCACAF president, who is said to influence three of the 13 required votes, has criticised England’s bid in recent weeks after several controversys including tempting the wifes of FIFA members with handbags. His praise for Australia shows [...]

FIFA’s request to suspend all rival codes for at least a month in order to host a World Cup in Australia has been met with widespread criticism.
NRL clubs have threatened a revolt to suggestions that the league should shut down during July should Australia win the rights to the 2018 World Cup.
Under a FIFA ruling, [...]