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By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
September 7 - Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has today blamed the British media for the racism row that is threatening to overshadow his country's bid to host the 2018 World Cup and claimed that there was corruption in England, an allegation that draw could draw the attention of FIFA watchdogs.
September 6 - A delegation of FIFA inspectors, led by Chilean Football Fedederation President Harold Mayne-Nicholls, has arrived in the United States to assess the Americans' bid for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
September 6 - Former Chelsea midfielder Alexei Smertin has denied fears his country's World Cup bid is at the centre of a dirty tricks campaign being waged by the UK media.
By Duncan Mackay
September 3 - A campaign has been launched by officials in Pasadena to ensure that the Rose Bowl, the venue for the 1994 World Cup final, is included in the list of stadiums if the United States is awarded the 2018 or 2022 tournament.
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