Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton has dismissed England's hopes of winning the 2014 World Cup. Charlton said in the foreword to a new book entitled, 'England Centurions': "They haven't got a lot of top-quality players to choose from and, because of that, you must feel it is going to be difficult to win things.
"You cannot see it happening in Brazil at the next World Cup, for instance.
"Perhaps, if the right group of players come together and stay together for a while and gel into a team, with the right manager, then perhaps it might happen, but I have to be honest and say it's a way off.
"Since the European Union and the influx of so many foreign players, there is a definite shortage of English players from which the England manager can select, it has become far more difficult.
"I feel sorry for the England manager, whoever he is, as he simply doesn't have enough players to choose from."
