The democratic playoff would be modeled after England's popular Football Association Cup and be completely separate from the rest of the baseball season.
Under the deal, BT will get ESPN and ESPN America channels, plus ESPN's live sports rights portfolio, which includes the English Football Association Challenge Cup, better known locally as the FA Cup, the Scottish football Premier League, and Germany's top football league, known as the Bundesliga.
"Obviously for me it's fantastic to be able lead the country in the World Cup, " he told Football Association president Prince William via a video link from England's hotel in Rustenburg.
It sent AFC Wimbledon - formed in 2002 by fans opposed to the Football Association's decision to allow 1988 FA Cup winners Wimbledon FC to move to Milton Keynes - into the second round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history.
The present system of youth development was implemented in 1997 by the country's Football Association and designed to enable England to build a World Cup-winning side.
The Scottish Football Association also sought to plough ahead with Scotland's World Cup match against Belarus.
And the English Football Association accused him of improper conduct during bidding for the 2018 World Cup.
Chief among them were Sir Clive Woodward, who went on to guide England to success at the rugby union World Cup in 2003, and, ironically, the Germany Football Association.
After a long testing process, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) voted in July to use GLT at the ongoing Club World Cup, as well as the 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Discussions are underway between the Football Association, Sheffield United, South Yorkshire Police and television companies to decide what time to stage the FA Cup tie game.
The Scottish Football Association came in for fierce criticism for the scheduling of the failed bid to reach this summer's World Cup finals.
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