England will not bid again to host a World Cup until Fifa and its bidding processes have been reformed, the FA chairman, Greg Dyke, has said.
Dyke called for an overhaul of world football’s governing body and spelled out the FA’s open opposition to Sepp Blatter standing for a fifth term as Fifa president, saying a new president might reform Fifa’s structure and governance after years of corruption scandals.
Dyke said that, while some other European associations also oppose Blatter’s candidacy among Fifa’s 209 national FAs, the 78-year-old will command the majority in a vote.
Appearing before the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee’s inquiry into the Fifa vote to hold the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Dyke said: “A lot of European FAs made it clear they didn’t support Blatter but from the rest of the world he has overwhelming support. If he runs again, he will win.”
