Premier League fully behind World Cup bid, says Richard Scudamore

Despite a succession of rows between the Football Association and the Premier League, Richard Scudamore said his organisation is fully behind England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup bid. "If you get away from the starting position of people saying, 'It's ours to lose.' That's a ridiculous thing for people to have been saying. It has got to be won," the Premier League's chief executive said. "There has never been an issue with the Premier League and supporting the bid. Getting the World Cup here is an absolute priority for the Premier League, which is not to be confused with some of the more unedifying bits about who should do this job and who should do that job, which is kind of a sideshow really. We just want the World Cup to come here."