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Karren is on the world cup case
England 2018 World Cup bid leaders have appointed Karren Brady and Paul Elliott as new board members and will target tomorrow's match at Wembley in an effort to get the campaign back on track.
Brady is former managing director of Birmingham and currently filming for the new BBC series of The Apprentice, while Elliott, the former Celtic and Chelsea defender, has been a leading light in campaigning against racism in football.
They replace Baroness Amos who steps down from the board after being appointed as British High Commissioner to Australia, one of England's rivals for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
England 2018 chairman Lord Triesman said: "Karren's record in both football and in business, speaks for itself and the board shares my belief that she will make a tremendous contribution to the England 2018 World Cup bid.
"Paul's experience as a professional footballer as well as a campaigner for grassroots football, means he is as highly regarded in the corridors of UEFA and FIFA as he is on playing fields around the country."
Sheffield is bidding hard to become a host city should England get the 2018 nod from FIFA.
Meanwhile, England 2018 will try to address criticism of the bid by FIFA vice-president Jack Warner last week by having a noticeable presence at tomorrow's World Cup qualifier against Belarus at Wembley.
More than 25,000 fans will be asked to hold up cards during the national anthems to create a giant England 2018 banner in the South Stand, flanked by a St George's Flag at either end of the pitch.
There will also be England 2018 advertising hoardings and films on the big screens.
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