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Will David Beckham’s Mullet Mar England’s Chances Of Securing The 2018 World Cup?


Unless your address ends with 'under a rock', you'll have seen England's finest son David Beckham on every website imaginable in recent days schmoozing the FIFA suits in Zurich in hopes he can sway the World Cup vote in Old Blightly's favor.

↵Fashionistas and more critical eyes always take note of Mr. Beckham’s threads, his hair and whatever road kill he’s plastered across his fine mug to pass as facial hair. As Becks’ MLS campaign came to an end just a few weeks ago, old golden balls was sporting his best ‘homeless-chic’ as the LA Galaxy crashed out of the playoffs to Dallas.

↵So while the final few moments tick away before FIFA officially announce their decision concerning the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts, will Beckham’s shoddy mullet have any affect upon the outcome?

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↵You’re laughing, I can hear you, but is the Beckham-Mullet influence any more ridiculous than Panorama-gate, the disgraceful incidents in Birmingham last night (a tiresome, isolated incident), or the silly little fact that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin failed to show?

↵The answer, as always, remains up to you:

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