"As for the corruption claims, you obviously weren't aware of the investigation into colluding between Qatar and the other competing nations. It was all over the media, but I guess it passed you by."
Never proven, pure speculation again motivated by an insecure English press determined to sully the opposition ... also as I am aware, the alleged collusion involved one and only one, other bid - that of Spain and Portugal - as I am aware, Russia and NOT Spain and Portugal were awarded 2018. I think that perhaps you, not unlike the rest of the Uk authorities and media cant see the wood for the trees and are desperate to direct blame for lack of success at anything that may have a degree of plausibility - even the Holland/Belgium bid which was advocating a free bike for each fan had a better showing than the England!! I dont see the Spain/Portugal bid team or media throwing their toys out of the pram or their Head of Football Association resigning and yet arguably they had just as good a bid as that put foward by Ebgland. Face facts, you were in a group of really strong European bid nations and the country has been humiliated - difficult to swallow know but there it is!!
"As for the corruption claims, you obviously weren't aware of the investigation into colluding between Qatar and the other competing nations. It was all over the media, but I guess it passed you by."
Never proven, pure speculation again motivated by an insecure English press determined to sully the opposition ... also as I am aware, the alleged collusion involved one and only one, other bid - that of Spain and Portugal - as I am aware, Russia and NOT Spain and Portugal were awarded 2018. I think that perhaps you, not unlike the rest of the Uk authorities and media cant see the wood for the trees and are desperate to direct blame for lack of success at anything that may have a degree of plausibility - even the Holland/Belgium bid which was advocating a free bike for each fan had a better showing than the England!! I dont see the Spain/Portugal bid team or media throwing their toys out of the pram or their Head of Football Association resigning and yet arguably they had just as good a bid as that put foward by Ebgland. Face facts, you were in a group of really strong European bid nations and the country has been humiliated - difficult to swallow know but there it is!!
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