Source: Daily_Mail
Arsenal star Andrey Arshavin doesn't back England's 2018 World Cup bid
Arsenal's Russian striker Andrey Arshavin claims his country would benefit more than England from hosting the 2018 World Cup. [LNB]FIFA's six-man inspection team arrived in London today to begin assessing the merits of England's bid, a process which has already happened in Russia. [LNB] Not backing the bid: Arshavin reckons Russia should be chosen over England for 2018 [LNB]One of the major plus points England's bid team are pushing is the country's readiness to host the tournament, with many suitable facilities already built, unlike in Russia. Arshavin, though, sees that as a negative. [LNB]'You should not have it,' he told talkSPORT. 'You have everything. 'If you say, 'Let's start the World Cup tomorrow', you have everything already. For us it's going to be much more. In general, in worldwide football it would be better. [LNB]'It will let us get infrastructure because at the moment it is not good enough for football. [LNB] Enlarge The England team, headed by Capello, show their support for the bid [LNB]'Our people love football and it will probably be the biggest event this century for our people.' [LNB]With neighbours Ukraine co-hosting Euro 2012, Arshavin believes the time has come for Russia to stage a World Cup. [LNB]He said: 'Now we are jealous! It was part of the USSR so we say, "If they have [a major championship] why will we not have one?". 'Of course it means we want to have it more."[LNB] No one can match England's passion, Clegg tells FIFA chiefs over 2018 bidGallas starts new life with Tottenham after shock move from rivals ArsenalWalcott must ignore the doubters to maintain hat-trick form, says RosickyARSENAL FC
