Brady and Elliott join 2018 bid

England 2018 World Cup bid leaders have appointed Karren Brady and Paul Elliott as new board members.

Brady is former managing director of Birmingham and currently filming for the new BBC series of The Apprentice, while Elliott, the former Celtic and Chelsea defender, has been a leading light in campaigning against racism in football.

They replace Baroness Amos, who steps down from the board after being appointed as British High Commissioner to Australia, one of England's rivals for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

England 2018 chairman Lord Triesman said: "Karren's record in both football and in business, speaks for itself and the board shares my belief that she will make a tremendous contribution to the England 2018 World Cup bid.

"Paul's experience as a professional footballer as well as a campaigner for grassroots football, means he is as highly regarded in the corridors of UEFA and FIFA as he is on playing fields around the country."