England complaint muddies water for FIFA

FIFA will tomorrow begin their final executive committee before the World Cup vote with another headache to deal with following England 2018’s formal complaint against the head of Russia’s bid.

England complained to FIFA that Alexei Sorokin, chief executive of Russia 2018, had highlighted London’s “high crime rate” and youth alcohol problems in an interview that appeared to contravene FIFA’s rules about talking about rival bidders.