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Monday, November 17, 2014

UEFA could threaten WorldCup boycott to secure FIFA reform

David Bernstein: Appointed FA chairman after England's failed 2018 bid
Former English FA chairman David Bernstein says UEFA should consider a boycott of the next World Cup unless FIFA agrees to "proper reform".

Bernstein was appointed FA chairman in January 2011 after England's bid to host the 2018 tournament ended in failure.

The bidding process for 2018 and 2022 has since been investigated by lawyer Michael Garcia, who complained last week that his report had been misrepresented by FIFA's top ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert.

Eckert's summary of the report cleared successful bidders Russia and Qatar of wrongdoing and criticised England's campaign team, and the events of last week have left Bernstein in no doubt "drastic action" is required to sort out a governing body he has described as "sort of a totalitarian set-up".