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© Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.England fears Brexit could harm bids for soccer tournaments
By ROB HARRIS LONDON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Peter Shaw
it's not political ties that have marred England's bids...it's corruption.
Wakarimasen
Hmmmm.... another Brexit scare story? anyway, who wants to host a big sports event in these troubled times? just a magnet for extremist action.
kohakuebisu
The last time they got out Prince William and David Beckham with his "my granddad" story and got a total of what was it, two votes?! The following tournament was awarded somewhere that is 40C plus during the normal summer schedule.
As Peter Shaw says, Britain, an nonentity in football terms anyway due to the separate football associations of the home countries, will not be heavily affected by Brexit here.