The acting chairman of the Football Association has said he does not wish to be considered for the role on a permanent basis, saying he could not have a working relationship with Fifa.

Burden replaced Lord Triesman in June. Although his initial appointment was only until the conclusion of the 2018 World Cup biding process, he had applied to keep the role on a permanent basis.

In a sign of the bitter disappointment felt within the FA at only getting one non-English vote for their 2018 bid, he said he "is not prepared to deal with people whom I cannot trust".

England had been told they had the support of six Fifa members, five of whom did not cast their vote for them. Burden pointed out that England's bid had been rated highly by Fifa inspectors, and their final presentation in Zurich on Thursday was widely considered the best.

"I had applied for the position of chairman. I recognise that an important part of the role is liaison with Fifa, our global governing body. I am not prepared to deal with people whom I cannot trust and I have withdrawn my candidacy," he said, in an open letter on Friday evening.

 "I have no issue with Russia's winning bid. I am sure they will put on a great World Cup and I have congratulated them.

"We were equal top of Fifa's own technical assessment of the four bids. We were top of an independent assessment of the best commercial bids and our presentation on Thursday was widely acclaimed as the best of the 2018 and 2022 bids.

"Against this background, I am struggling to understand how we only achieved two votes. It is difficult to believe that the voting was an objective process. On top of that, Prince William, the Prime Minister and other members of our delegation were promised votes that did not materialise."