2018 World Cup: FIFA inspection of England's facilities ends: Closing statements

2018 World Cup: FIFA inspection of England's facilities ends: Closing statements; - From our perspective it was definitely not necessary to attend a Premier League Game to experience the passion and dedication of all those famous members of the UK Football Family. This is for sure one thing, we positively comment on, in our report for the FIFA Executive Committee. Regarding the painting of Thomas Remy painted in 1895, gave us a clear impression what has meant football, since those early days as part of England's history. Moreover we were impressed with what kind of facilities and service the Football Academy of Middlesbrough FC offers to their community. The Academy is definitely one of the best of its kind and would be an ideal training site for a team participating at the FIFA World Cup. The concept you are coming up with, that every single participating team would be hosted by a domestic professional team, makes perfect sense to us. It would guarantee that all the teams would be able to practice in perfect conditions. Concerning public transportation and event facilities there seems to be no problem for hosting an event of such a scope. This also counts for safety and security matters. One thing FIFA particularly focuses on is accommodation, as we need a very high number of quality rooms. This is why we ask all bidders for a certain number of contracted hotel rooms. We trust that you will be able to fulfill the necessary requirements. Finally some words for the people behind the bid. They have organized the visit in a perfect way, with great professionalism but also with a great sense of friendship and hospitality. And of course one of the people behind the bid is the Prime Minister David Cameron and we would like to congratulate him, his wife Samantha and his family on the birth of their new baby girl. FIFA is a family too and we fully understand why he could not be with us. The Prime Minister took the right decision - family is the most importan...