It goes back many many decades, most of it is political/financial. Under Rous, it was more like an old boys' club. Post Havelange, it's a bordello where money talks. I'm not sure what evidence you expect to be produced - a Memo of Understanding saying we hate the English? If you look back to how Germany got the WC2006 and was backed by the whole of Europe that was because we back the wrong candidate for the UEFA presidency (Lennart Johansson) and boy did he pay us back for that when we got elected.
