England 2018 bid team reveal host city choicesThe England bid team has revealed their 12 city choices to represent the country in their bid to stage the 2018 World Cup. Derby, Hull and Leicester were the three unlucky cities to miss out as Milton Keynes inclusion was the big news coming from the announcement. Although still not guaranteed to host matches, the decision [...] |
Derby hopeful over 2018 city bidDerby 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. [...] |
Cities to present World Cup bidsThe 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 [...] |
World Cup 2018: Pride Park Stadium, DerbyPride Park is likely to be a strong contender to host games in the World Cup should England’s bid be successful. The stadium was first opened in 1997 by Queen Elizabeth II ahead of a friendly with Italian side Sampdoria. Pride Park has hosted three England under-21 matches aswell as a full international against Mexico [...] |