http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9157121.stmEngland's 2018 World Cup bid has been "significantly harmed" by a newspaper investigation into the bidding process, says a key member of the campaign team.
...But it now seems the Sunday Times probe into two members of the committee has left England with a mountain to climb ahead of the vote on 2 December. "It has significantly harmed England's bid," a senior member told BBC Sport...
...But senior sources say that the prospect of any future media investigations into the conduct of Fifa officials - including a potential Panorama programme on the BBC - could be fatal for their chances.
One member of the bid team told the BBC: "The question is: can we recover from this? Fifa members feel they are being persecuted by the British media...
Can someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like Britain is getting punished for exposing FIFA corruption? And instead of being outraged, Britain is trying to suck up to FIFA and sweeping the corruption charges under the rug? And that Britain is being punished for investigative reporting (which wasn't lying for once) by its free media? Seriously?