FIFA ends World Cup rotation policy

FIFA has officially announced that it would scrap its continental rotation policy for the World Cup. The announcement was made on Monday and throws open the race for who will host the 2018 tournament. FIFA President Sepp Blatter said the executive committee decided to implement the new policy immediately after rejecting a proposal from CONCACAF to restrict the competition to the North American region for the 2018 tournament, and then open it up afterwards.