Wales back English World Cup bid

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Wales back English World Cup bid Jonathan Ford, FAW chief says that England winning the World Cup bid for 2018 would be beneficial to his country and to the Football Association of Wales.

The FAW is going through a difficult time right now, as it is seated at the bottom in Group G for its bid to qualify in Euro 2012.  They have lost all three opening games.  John Toshack was removed as coach in September after bad results saw his career with Wales come to an end.

As of yet, there has been no permanent replacement, although it is reported that one will be chosen in December.  Among the names being considered are Brian Flynn, Ian Rush, Chris Coleman, Lars Lagerback, John Hartson, and Lawrie Sanchez.

Jonathan Ford believes that given a new coach at the helm, some of the talented young players coming to the senior side, and a bit of luck, Wales can once again qualify for major finals by the 2018 World Cup.

Right now, that seems a long way off, but not so much when you consider they haven’t seen a major finals since 1958.

Rightly so, Ford says the concentration now must be getting the team in order to focus on that goal.

Back to Bid Week launched for world up honour

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Back to Bid Week launched for world up honour England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup has been stepped up a gear this week as the ‘Back to Bid Week’ was launched with the support of host David Beckham the former captain of England.

Beckham is serving as vice president of the bid and is asking the whole country to support England’s bid by attending a series of campaigns and events that are scheduled over the course of next week.

The former England captain stated that the support from the public, the team has seen has been great but now that it is time for the Bid Week it is time for the nation to once again pull together and work as a team to secure the World Cup.

Beckham continued to say that he has little doubt that fans from all over the country will pull together in an effort to display to the FIFA Inspection Team that they can offer the best festival and passion that anyone has ever seen at the World Cup.

Over the course of the next seven days football grounds and cities throughout England will be covered in banners and flags that say ‘Back the Bid’ and many events from general football  games to children’s coaching sessions will be held.

In order to show that England is a suitable host for the next World Cup events will occur in all 12 of the candidate cities and many sponsors, celebrities, business, and schools are expected to offer their support in an attempt to show England in its best light.