FIFA official lauds England's Cup bid
By Reuters in London | China Daily | Updated: 2014-12-23 07:32
England's failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup "was by far the strongest contender," FIFA official Harold Mayne-Nicholls was quoted as saying on Sunday.
"How could England have only got two votes? It was a big surprise," Mayne-Nicholls was quoted as saying in The Sunday Times.
The 53-year-old, a former Chilean soccer federation president, was chairman of a FIFA group tasked with assessing the strength and feasibility of the various bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup finals.
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