Bram

I would go along with the jealousy of the FIFA delegates towards English FA and the success they have in monetary rewards in their domestic league set up. Envy is a strong thing.

The other part was the mention on the panorama programme relating to the English bid wanting to have further talks regarding the tax free status and new laws to protect WC franchise which would be needed by the successfull bidder.

The above two parts put together were the bids downfall not to mention bribe free.

I would be quite happy for countries FA to drop FIFA and no longer participate. The last few WC have not been good football wise and I would not miss its abscence on our TV.

tony de wonderful

Exactly. Trout needs to realise this is a moral question not just a 'business one'.

You can only suck Blatters **** for so long until you start feeling a bit disgusted with yourself. FIFA chose to 'like' a mafia state and an Arab despot, we have a free press who dared criticise them and we won't chuck insane money at them. I kind of feel a bit proud that Blatter and his cronies didn't like us, they are trash.