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    England 2018 bid floundering

    By Soccernet staff

    Wednesday, October 7, 2009

    FIFA vice president Jack Warner has slammed England's 2018 World Cup bid for failing to wow anyone yet, and insisted the country has no divine right to host the tournament. Warner hit out against the campaign, saying there was "something wrong'' with the bid and England had not yet given the judges "the raison d'etre'' to support it. England has everything needed for a successful bid, but the judges want to see "something innovative, something creative'' rather than the "same old, same old ...

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