Russia and Qatar have been chosen to host the 2018 and 2o22 World Cups respectively following a controversial voting process from FIFA. England were eliminated in the first round of voting with a shocking two votes whilst Russia led the entire process from nearest rivals Spain and Portugal eventually finishing with 13 votes from 22. [...]

The nations bidding for the 2018 World Cup have given their final presentation to FIFA just hours before the vote on Thursday morning. England, Russia, Spain/Portugal and Holland/Belgium did all they could to sway any last minute voters that could win them the tournament. Holland and Belgium were up first. They told the audience that [...]

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has confirmed that he will not be attending the 2018 vote decision on Thursday whilst launching an attack on England’s 2018 bid. Putin claimed that FIFA had been the victim of a smear campaign following the controversial Panorama programme aired on Monday. He said: “We have unfortunately witnessed a campaign [...]

England’s ailing bid for the 2018 World Cup has been given a much needed boost after FIFA assessed it as a low risk participent ahead of the 2nd December vote. Published earlier this week, the summary is only a small part of the overall report for each country. However, it gives a good indication as to FIFA’s [...]

Russian football legend Alexandr Bubnov has claimed that his country are not ready to host the World Cup if they’re successful with their 2018 bid. The former Spartak Moscow player believes that coruption in football and society and poor infrastracture will count against the Russians when the decision is made on the 2nd December. Bubnov said: [...]

The chief executive of the Russian bid to host the 2018 World Cup has stated that his campaign team have played fair throughout despite allegations of bribery. Alexei Sorokin, who was recently in the headlines for accusations against the England 2018 bid, denied the claims from suspended FIFA member Amos Adamu who said that Russia [...]

England’s 2018 World Cup bid team are to withdraw their complaint over comments made from the Russian bid following an apology from their rivals. Russian bid leader Alexei Sorokin had angered England’s campaigners following remarks over the level of crime and alcoholism in London. However, Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko apologised for the comments made [...]

England’s 2018 bid team have launched a formal complaint to FIFA following comments made by the head of the Russian bid team about London. Alexei Sorokin, who is the leader of the Russia 2018 bid, was quoted as criticising high crime and alcohol rates in England’s capital. As a result, England have submitted a complaint [...]

Russian bid leader Alexis Sorokin has launched a stunning unprovoked attack on England’s 2018 World Cup bid with the victors set to be announced in just over a month. Sorokin, who made his comments in a Russian newspaper, criticised high crime and boozing rates in England along with a worrying racism problem. He also accused [...]

The FIFA Ethics committee is currently investigating after a complaint involving the Russia and Qatar bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The website, www.qatar2022bidrevealed.com, contains two alledged interviews with British journalist Andrew Jennings that claim the Russians and Qatar have struck a deal that would see Russia win the rights to the 2018 [...]