"The 2018 bid committee didn't expect any hitches as they prepared for the launch party," giggles Brian CorcoranPhotograph: n/aColin Hammond has a harrowing vision of how England's midfield might look come 2018Photograph: n/aMat Owen just isn't convinced the all-expenses paid trip to a top English beach resort will be enough to convince Sepp Blatter - "even if we send the UK's top negotiator along with him"Photograph: n/a
"Lord Triesman dares ask for the World Cup in 2018," quivers Chris DantasPhotograph: n/aWe can't help but feel Brian Corcoran has been watching a little too much Britain's Got TalentPhotograph: n/a"The slogan says it all," parps John Paul BarryPhotograph: n/aJohn O'Reilly claims to have found an annotated final draft of the bid's official homepagePhotograph: n/aIt's another Beckham themed offering from Adam HarveyPhotograph: n/a
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