The FA are delighted to have Prince William and LA Galaxy star David Beckham heading their 2018 World Cup bid.

FA chairman Lord Triesman said: "Beckham is capable of having an extraordinary impact, obviously to do with his success as a footballer but he has other properties as well.

"He's very engaging. People like him. That's very significant. When I first started to talk to people about this, one of the things people said was 'Get two or three famous footballers and send them around'.

"But these FIFA guys meet very famous footballers all the time. The footballers have to bring something else as well. David does.

"Prince William, another person in that generation, does. He's going to be as involved as he can."