The English FA are ready to launch a campaign to dump Sepp Blatter as FIFA president.

The Sunday Telegraph says a senior FA official will begin calling international counterparts to test support for root-and-branch reform of world football's governing body. The FA wants greater transparency at Fifa, including making the process for selecting World Cup hosts more democratic.

FA general secretary Alex Horne will ring Fifa members he believes will support the calls for change. That will include football authorities in the US and Australia - who lost out to Qatar in the 2022 Cup bid - and also Spain and Portugal who were defeated in their 2018 bid. Other allies will also be sought.

It is understood the FA - while wishing to stir up a protest - has no desire to lead the revolt and will hope to find other Fifa members who have lost faith in Blatter to run the campaign against him.

Blatter is expected to stand for re-election next year and it is likely the FA and others will seek to find a suitable challenger who can unseat him in a vote.

The FA's move reflects growing anger over England's failure to win more than one outside vote for its 2018 bid.

They have accused Blatter of steering Fifa delegates away from England. It is claimed Blatter told delegates before the vote: "Remember what the English media did" - referring to exposés of alleged fraud.