Source: Team_Talk
Wenger happy to help England bid
Arsenal's 60,000-seater Emirates Stadium is one of the candidate venues in London, along with Wembley and Tottenham's proposed new ground.[LNB]The England bid team are regrouping from a rocky period which has seen the departure of seven board members, the latest being Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards, who stood down on Tuesday.[LNB]Chief executive of the 2018 bid Andy Anson insists his board need to put an end to any in-fighting and gain some positive momentum.[LNB]The likes of current England captain John Terry and David Beckham are already part of the support team, and Frenchman Wenger - who this season became the longest serving manager in Arsenal's history - would gladly lend his backing if requested.[LNB]"I am a big supporter of the England bid for the World Cup in 2018. If I can help them, I would be very happy," said the Gunners boss.[LNB]"This country deserves the World Cup. They have not had it for a long time.[LNB]"It is not normal that the country which created the sport has not had the World Cup since 1966.[LNB]"Countries like Germany have had it twice."[LNB]Wenger rejected suggestions the current bid was lacking direction.[LNB]He said: "I do not understand a lot of stories that the campaign is not run in a good way.[LNB]"I don't know how you can say it is run good or bad.[LNB]"If you have the infrastructure, the stadiums, the passion, the power to organise, I don't understand a lot of all the rest.[LNB]"But if I can help, I would be happy to do it.[LNB]"However, I have a job to do here and I must focus on that."[LNB][LNB] World Cup 2010 Win Outright: England 6/1
