Danny Murphy

Danny Murphy
Football Association chairman Triesman

Not hopeful for 2018 bid

Thu Nov 19 12:43PM

I cannot say that I am overly confident looking at England's 2018 World Cup bid. From what I have seen in the media, it appears there are a number of nations ahead of us in the reckoning to host the tournament. From my first-hand experience of the game in this…More

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