The Betfair football forum's 2018 reaction
Unsurprisingly, reaction to the decision to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia, while the English bid received only two votes, has dominated discussion on the Betfair football forum. So what are punters saying? Read more
Russia beat England to 2018 World Cup
The English bid is the favourite just hours before FIFA's executive committee vote to decide who will host the 2018 World Cup, with Russia on the drift. Is football coming home? Keep checking here for updates... Read more
No Gray Areas - 2018 bid will end in failure
Andy Gray believes that England are long overdue the chance to host another World Cup but expects FIFA to again overlook them and instead vote to allow favourites Russia to stage the 2018 tournaments. Read more
