Years of neglect cannot be made up for in a few months of hectic lobbying

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Should England not win the 2018 World Cup, and that must be considered a possibility, then I suggest the starting point for the post-mortem should be a thin orange and blue FIFA booklet called the Committees Directory 2110. This lists the people who sit on the various FIFA committees.

These committees are the powerhouse of the organisation. They range from World Cup organisation, to referee administration, the technical development of the game, player status, legal issues and the many strategic, disciplinary, appeal and ethical matters that the world game constantly throws up. What emerges from this list of members is the limited influence and reach of English football.