FA demand answers from FIFA regarding World Cup 2018

The English Football Association has contacted the governing body to demand answers to ``important questions'' after Sepp Blatter revealed a deal had been fixed to hand Russia the 2018 World Cup before the vote.

An FA spokesman said: “The FA has been reviewing its legal position and, as a result, has written to FIFA asking a series of important questions about the process by which the 2018 World Cup was awarded to Russia.