England given World Cup boost.

07 Jul 2009 by Dan Brown in England

England have been given a World Cup boost following comments made by German legend, Franz Beckenbauer. Beckenbauer sits on the committee that decides where each World Cup tournament should be played and he has said that England would be capable of hosting the event ‘tomorrow.’

The news will give inspiration to a lot of people who have been working away on an English World Cup bid and it will also make a lot of fans happy who won’t have to put up with confusing ticket routines and systems in order to get to a match. By 2018 England fans could be booking their holidays in places such as Newcastle and not Durban.

Never the less the tournament will be coming back to Europe after a good time away. This is likely to generate a lot of bids from other European countries and although the English seem to already have a favourite, it could be a lot more difficult than we all first realise. Germany will also have a strong shout to host the event. The Bundesliga is the best supported league in European football and it could turn out the organisers of the World Cup go for atmosphere and excitement as opposed to ground size and ease.

The thing that is not working in England’s favour is the fact that hooliganism in this country is massive and has generated so much bad publicity for the country in the past. Firms of fans travel around the country looking to express their dominance through fighting and sometimes don’t even actual attend the matches of the teams they supposedly support. The point is that it is this aspect of English football that can put a lot of people off and the organisers will not want this when they make their decision.

However, hooliganism is now a large part of football and it is not just in England where it takes places. There are many other European nations, especially the Eastern states, where hooliganism may be slightly smaller but more extreme. For example in parts of Croatia fans have been seen forming swastikas in the stands during matches, something that would not be tolerated at all in this country.

Every country will have its problems and hence each must have a solid team to back up any bid. It is unknown at this point who will front the England bid but the likes of David Beckham and Sir Bobby Charlton have both already been mentioned. These sort of players are real England legends and if they blend in with the correct administrative staff then England could put together an interesting little package.

The country also has a fantastic stadium that could host the final. Wembley is amazing on the eye and can seat 90,000 people, a staggering number of fans in the modern day. Furthermore England is decorated with some of the finest examples of sporting architecture that the world has to offer. There are big and historic stadiums all over the country that could do a terrific job of hosting any world event.

Each section of English football will be closely scrutinised because of the bad publicity that has been linked with sport in this country before. For any bid to be successful then a lot of areas will have to come together to eradicate the doubt of the organisers.

They will be worried for the safety of travelling fans and the fact is that at international level football the hostility between rivals can often become so much greater. The police and other authorities would have to be working in complete sync to be able to make sure that there are no unnecessary tragedies generated by such a small group.

There shouldn’t be any at all and if the England bid can prove that the chances of these sorts of things happening are minimal then we have a very good chance of the World Cup coming back to this country. There will be a lot of names in the hat but there is no reason at all why England cannot emerge as front runners to host a World Cup in future years.

The fact that the Olympics is being held here in 2012 proves that London and the rest of the country is capable of hosting a high profile event with high calibre competition. This should be used to our advantage in the respect that it demonstrates that England can coordinate and efficiently run a big event that involves an immense number of people.

Obviously there is a long time to go before the Olympic Games actually start and a lot can happen between this point and then. The point is that when the Olympics starts, the whole world will be watching the country and waiting to see how we react to the immense challenges that the games will bring with it. No doubt there will be some people who want to see the infrastructure of the event in London suffer as it will make bids for other countries in other events stronger in the near future.

If we can manage to get that right then it could be a matter of time before we get a World Cup back in England. Football was born in this country and the biggest event in the world in this sport has been off of these shores for far too long. Everyone needs to start working and get behind a bid now if we are to stand any chances of fighting off the crusades from other nations that at this point have just as good a chance.

Beckenbauer already thinks we have a very good chance so it is up to every Englishman to do what he can to reflect his country in glory. This will stop the doubts from creeping into minds and will allow us to move forward to a better time. Hopefully this time will see England smashing one of our rivals in a final at Wembley within the next few years. Hopefully this majestic view will not be marred by the stupidity of a small group of fans.