What a tragedy, England has been outrun in the bid to host the next World Cup by Russia (of all places).
That means no mindless chanting on the terraces, no drunken lager louts terrorising the population, no vast sums of cash spent on building new stadia (now it can go into the Education budget or any budget for that matter as long as it's not football related).
Whew, a bit of a rant I know but I reflect on the saying: "Football is a game for gentlemen played by hooligans while Rugby is a game for hooligans played by gentlemen" - and it's true!
