Sir Alex Ferguson, the well-known boss of Manchester United has spoken out against the recent FIFA World Cup decision not to bring the event to England, but to take it to Russia instead. He said that the most embarrassing part of the Zurich decision was to knock England out in round one.
England should have had a better opportunity than that, in his opinion, based upon its infrastructure alone. Travel is easy in England, he pointed out, and there are already fantastic facilities.
Ferguson said that in his experience with committees, there are no real democratic decisions made. There are always a couple of strong personalities who impose their will on others in committee, whether it is sports, business, or politics.
He fears that England may not get a real legitimate shot at another World Cup unless the FIFA committee system is overhauled or there are new members put in place.
He said that there is nothing to be done now and England must just be satisfied that they did the best that they could do.