Sunderland have submitted their 2018 host city proposal to FA representatives at Wembley in a bid to bring World Cup football to the North East and the Stadium of Light.
The group, including Sunderland AFC chairman Niall Quinn and Sunderland city council leader Paul Watson, made the long trip on the Black Cats’ new team bus to [...]

Bristol have submitted their bid to bring World Cup football to the West Country if England win the rights to host the 2018 tournament.
Figures such as Wallace and Gromit and former Spurs and England defender Gary Mabbutt were part of the 16 strong Bristol campaign team to grace Wembley.
The representatives from the team travelled to Wembley in [...]

Derby are crossing their fingers that their campaign to become a 2018 host city has done enough when the England bid team declares their chosen venues on December 16th.
The city’s team submitted their 522 page submission with the FA after spending seven months researching and compiling their proposal to help host the global tournament.
Former Derby [...]

Host city outsiders Milton Keynes have insisted that they should be taken seriously in their quest to stage football at the 2018 World Cup if England win the rights to the tournament.
The MK consortium, including MK Dons chairman Peter Winkelmam and MK Dons manager Paul Ince, were the first city to present their campaign to Lord [...]

The Leicester 2018 host city bid team has presented their “team orientated” campaign to under fire England officials at Wembley.
The bid team, which included grassroots football teams and Leicester City’s mascot Filbert Fox, looked to play to the campaign’s strength by emphasising the city’s unity between Leicester City and Tigers whilst also highlighting the good relationship between city and county councils.
Leicester, [...]

Plymouth’s World Cup director has insisted that his team has presented a compelling case to become one of England’s host cities if they win the rights to the 2018 tournament.
Keith Todd led the Plymouth campaign, which included Olympic diver Tom Daley and Plymouth and New Zealand striker Rory Fallen, to Wembley where they handed over their submission [...]

Blue Square Premier club Rushden and Diamonds have agreed a proposal with Milton Keynes that could see their ground used as a training facility if the city is chosen to host matches in England’s 2018 bid.
Rushden’s Nene Park has already been given official status as a training centre for the 2012 Olympics and may see World [...]

Southampton are hoping gatecrash England’s World Cup bid with a late entry as a host city following nearest rivals Portsmouth pulling out earlier this week.
The southern city were unable to construct a bid earlier in the summer as Southampton FC were in administration. However, they are now well placed to represent the South West if [...]

London’s 2012 Olympic stadium may not be able to be used even if England’s bid team wins the rights to the 2018 World Cup.
A review by Senior Olympic officials will determine whether or not the £530 million 2012 stadium should be significantly reduced in capacity after the games have been completed. If this is the case, the [...]

The 15 cities hoping to be a part of England’s 2018 World Cup bid have submitted their campaigns at Wembley stadium that they hope will see them included in the 2018 bid team’s final proposal.
Following Portsmouth’s recent withdrawel, the cities who have submitted a bid are:
London
Manchester
Sheffield
Liverpool
Milton Keynes
Newcastle/Gateshead
Sunderland
Birmingham
Nottingham
Derby
Leeds
Hull
Plymouth
Leicester
Bristol
Around 10 of the cities will be chosen for inclusion [...]