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Congratulations to Russia for winning the bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

Un-congratulations to England for spitting their dummy out because they think they have a divine right to host the tournament.

The fact that England secured just 2 of the 22 possible votes in the first bidding round shows how little influence the English committee had on the proceedings. Media coverage of the bidding wasn't entirely helpful to the home nation bid either.

Such a shame..............

Maybe FIFA were put off the English bid because of their over-reliance on using all things Mancunian for the presentation. Their was Bobby Charlton, (Manc legend), Prince William Of Old Trafford, David Cameron (Tory tosspot in possible pay of the Glazers), David Beckham (Manc leg-end) and a community worker from Moss Side who made Liam Gallagher sound like a member of the aristocracy.

Manchester isn't the home of football. It might think it is, but it isn't. And facts prove it.

English football has three overwhelmingly successful soccer cities. They are Manchester, London and Liverpool.

If you take the total number of major trophies (League, FA/League Cup and Euro success) each city has won, based on the current number of Premiership football teams based in these cities, it works a little like this........

LIVERPOOL (Liverpool and Everton)

League Championships 27

FA/League Cups 21

European 12

GRAND TOTAL - 60

MANCHESTER (Manchester United and Manchester City)

League Championships 20

FA/League Cups 21

European 6

GRAND TOTAL - 47

LONDON (Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, Fulham and West Ham)

League Championships 19

FA/League Cups 37

European 9

GRAND TOTAL - 64

And Manchester self-styles itself as the footballing capital of England? What tosh - in fact, it's another example of the hugely-exaggerated veil of self-importance this deluded bunch of people and their supporters attach to themselves.

London may be the most successful city, but surely Liverpool is still the out-and-out winner based on the two-team ratio as opposed to five.

It's not often I give our Blue friends the benefit of the doubt, but they deserve their place here.

Anyway, the fallout and bitter recriminations to the unsuccessful World Cup bid are a bit of the laugh, so I'll enjoy it while it lasts.