The world footballing body is due to decide by 2 December on who will host the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

"We have fantastic stadiums, training grounds, transport and hotels," says Beckham, in an letter backing the bid.

England faces rivalry from Russia and joint Spanish-Portuguese and Dutch- Belgian bids for the 2018 finals.

Fifa is expected to net £2.1bn in TV and sponsorship from the 2010 World Cup, and bid organisers England 2018 estimate they can increase that income by a third, taking it near the £3bn mark.

In 2005 Beckham played a part in helping Britain win the right to stage the 2012 Olympics and the Football Association is hoping he can have a similarly galvanising effect in persuading Fifa to allow England to stage the World Cup for the first time since 1966.

England did suffer an early setback on day three when Jonathan Trott fell without adding to his overnight 64.

But Bell (138) added 98 with Matt Prior (62) and 143 with Tim Bresnan (74 not out) before England closed on 440-8.

It gave them a 21-run lead over Bangladesh, whose bowlers struggled to conjure much from the docile pitch.

But their hopes of securing a first innings lead were not helped by a number umpiring decisions which went against them.

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Organisers have long considered ways of extending the current stadia but these have stalled because of opposition from the public and environmentalists.

And tournament director Gilbert Ysern explained: "We have two options, make it bigger or move out.

"It would be heartbreaking to leave Paris but we have to consider it."

A final decision on whether the tournament will remain in Paris is expected during a general assembly of the French Tennis Federation scheduled for next February.

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But while the various extension plans have not been completely dismissed, organisers are now considering four possible new locations in the Paris suburbs, all over 15 kms away from the capital.

The heavily-armed gang made off with the tournament jackpot of 242,000 euros ($327,000; £217,000) in early March.

Police said a 28-year-old Lebanese man, the fourth arrested in connection with the raid, had been detained on Sunday.

In a statement, authorities described the man as "the brains behind the operation".

"According to the current state of our investigation, the suspect is thought to have been the organiser [...] He also drove the getaway car," a black Mercedes-Benz, Berlin police said in a statement.

Its Football Money League, based on data for season 2008/09, also says Real are the first global sports team to see annual revenues top 400m euros (£357m).

Real's arch-rivals Barcelona have taken second spot in the list, ahead of Manchester United who drop to third.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are fifth, sixth and seventh respectively.

The authors said that United would have been top of the Money League if the pound was still at June 2007 levels.

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United are owned by the Glazer family, but the club's high level of debt - now at £716.5m - has prompted much unease.

Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill, who was acting in a personal capacity, lawyer Mark Rawlinson and financier Keith Harris were at the meeting.

A spokesman for the Glazers told BBC Sport: "United is not for sale."

However, United's owners are now facing a two-pronged attack over their control of the club with the Manchester United Supporters' Trust (MUST) running a vocal campaign to bring about a change of ownership.

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