FIFA president Sepp Blatter today said he believes England's bid for the 2018 World Cup bid will not be damaged by the fall-out of the Sunday Times investigation.

Six FIFA officials have received bans following the corruption scandal brought to light by the investigation.

Blatter told a news conference today that the 'entrapment' was "not fair" but said that should not - as is feared by England 2018 - rebound on their bid.

The FIFA president said: "Why should this have an influence on the English bid? Human beings taking decision don't look so much at the documents in front of them so I don't think they will into consideration what has been published or not.

"That's my opinion."