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British PM Cameron unimpressed by murky FIFA

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Mon, 01/10/2011 - 03:12

British prime minister David Cameron was unimpressed mixing with football's elite when trying to bring the World Cup to England.

Cameron has declared he was personally misled by a number of FIFA executives over England's failed 2018 World Cup bid.

"We had a great bid - technically I think by far the best bid and I think the presentation we made was compelling," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"I definitely had a number of those FIFA executives who looked me in the eye and shook my hand and said 'don't worry, we're with you'.

"I'm afraid that the world of football governance is rather murky in that way."

Mr Cameron, who travelled twice to Zurich to help front the bid, added: "It was sad to lose and yes, some people definitely were not straight with us."

Asked about Mr Blatter's anti-corruption efforts, he said: "I think we will have to judge that by the results."

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