FIFA vice-president Jack Warner believes the "time has come" for England to host another World Cup.

Warner has previously said he would "fight to the very end" to stop FIFA changing their policy of rotation to allow Europe to host the tournament in 2018.

But he has now voiced support for England's bid.

He told Sky Sports News: "It is England's time. The fact is they invented this sport. They last held the World Cup 42 years ago.

"That is almost two to three generations. There are guys in England who have never seen a World Cup on English soil.

"I am saying that the time has come for England to come into its own."

Warner went onto reaffirm his feeling that the English are not popular in UEFA.

He added: "I was critical of the FA (in the past). There seems to be some kind of situation where England was marginalised.

"If England's time [to host the World Cup] is 2018, I would be happy for them.

"But the feeling in Europe from time to time that this view (of supporting England) is not a collective view."

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