Lee slates 2018 World Cup bid

13 April 2012

Mike Lee today claimed England lost their 2018 bid to host World Cup because it was fundamentally flawed.

Lee, talking to the Culture of Media and Sport's Select Committee, criticised England's campaign to host the tournament.

He said: "You have to have strong leadership. You have to have active levels of government support.

"You have to show your bid can benefit the rights holders and you have to have a sense of purpose. Most of these were missing for the 2018 bid."

Lee, who ran Qatar's public relations campaign for the 2022 World Cup as well as the London 2012 Olympic bid, also rejected claims Qatar paid for votes.

"I have no reason to believe these allegations," Lee said. "I was working at the highest level of that bid and I have no evidence that these allegations are true."

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