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A World Cup Warning; SOCCER In Brief.


ENGLAND does not have a divine right divine right, doctrine that sovereigns derive their right to rule by virtue of their birth alone—a right based on the law of God and of nature. Authority is transmitted to a ruler from his ancestors, whom God himself appointed to rule.  to host the World Cup and its bid for the 2018 competition has not wowed anyone yet, FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association]

FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f 
 vice president Jack Warner said today. Mr Warner said there was "something wrong" with the bid and England had not yet given the judges "the raison d'etre" to support it.

England has everything needed for a successful bid, but the judges want to see "something innovative, something creative" rather than the "same old, same old" bids, he said.
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Publication:Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Date:Oct 7, 2009
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