Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has said Sepp Blatter's eight-year ban from FIFA has removed a significant barrier to England bidding for the World Cup again.
The FA had ruled out any bid while Blatter was in charge following their failed attempt for the 2018 World Cup, but his ban could open the way to consideration of another bid if the FIFA Congress in February brings in the right reforms.
Of the 24 FIFA executive members at the time of the vote in 2010, five have been indicted by the U.S. Justice Department, at least two more have been referred to as co-conspirators by the FBI, and a total of seven others have been banned including Blatter and Michel Platini, while Franz Beckenbauer is under investigation over his role in Germany's 2006 bid.