2018 World Cup bid: FIFA inspection: speeches at Downing Street

2018 World Cup bid: FIFA inspection: speeches at Downing Street; Andy Anson (CEO, England 2018 Ltd) speech SOT - Thanks Harold / This is the start of an exciting week for us ... Cameron is looking forward to receiving Sepp Blatter here at Downing Street this Autumn / By the time you leave England on Thursday we hope you have a positive message for the FIFA President and best wishes of English football family / Thank Deputy PM Clegg for hosting us today, we're in one of the most famous buildings in the world.... At the heart of our bid is football and will help FIFA to serve the needs of football across the world by staging most spectacular and most successful World Cup ever / As a nation we're united in commitment ... / As a nation in terms of football this is one of the most passionate and diverse in the world, promse home from home welcome ... a nation with the expertise to deliver ... a tournament to be proud of... You'll meet football people, get a sense of just how important football is in this country ... While you're here we hope to demonstrate that we will be the very best partners for FIFA... Combination of passion for football, technical excellence, our hosting experience, our established infrastructure, commercial strength, operational certainty, financial success, fantastic and memorable tournament / Just like FIFA we believe in the power of football to open up new territories ... We hope you have an enjoyable weekAnson presents Mayne Nicholls with Bidding Nation England pennant Clegg thanks everyone, then departs room with others