England Needed More Bucks and Less Becks [Eire Region]
Mail on Sunday › December 05, 2010
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AS SEPP Blatter announced on Thursday that Russia and Qatar had won the race for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, I was reminded of Mrs Merton's famous opening question to Debbie McGee: 'So, Debbie, what was it that first attracted you to millionaire Paul Daniels?' The English bid team looked bewildered, but then again, they had been entirely out of their depth throughout this contest. 'The fish is already sold,' said the Spanish bid leader a month ago. It seems that only the English didn't smell the stench.
They appeared to be under the impression that the FIFA World Cup auction was akin to the Rose of Tralee pageant. Prince William, a ringer for Harry Enfield's Tim Nice but Dim character, stood nervously at the podium and announced 'I love football'.See the full content of this document
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England Needed More Bucks and Less Becks [Eire Region]
I blushed. And it got worse.
'This is our time,' said David Beckham, which, as predictions go, ranks alongside Pele's 2002 World Cup prop...See the full content of this document
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