The 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 to [...]

Teams from Sheffield, Hull and Leeds have travelled to Wembley to present their proposals that will hopefully see them granted as a host city for England’s 2018 World Cup bid.
The three campaigns are looking to take on 12 other bids with only a limited number chosen by the 2018 bid team. However, Lord Mawhinney has boosted [...]

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 [...]

Leeds attempt to become a host city for the 2018 World Cup has been boosted after international support from past and future World Cup cities.
Dortmund, who staged group matches and a semi final in 2006, and Durban, who will also host matches next June in South Africa, have both sent their support for Leeds bid. [...]

The Leeds United first team have back the bid for Leeds to be one of the host citys at the 2018 World Cup in the latest stage of their campaign.
The team visited Adel Primary School as part of the launch of a new DVD explaining why Leeds should stage matches if England win rights to host the World [...]

Today Leeds were visited by the 2018 England delegation, to check out the city’s suitability as a World Cup venue. Millennium Square featured giant inflatables, mascots and a festival of football atmosphere, as buses with Back the Bid Leeds branding hit the streets of Leeds.
The 2018 England team checked out potential fan fest parks, including [...]

Elland Road, the home of Leeds United, was built in 1897, to be the home of Leeds City. Bankruptcy caused the government to intervene and take possession of the stadium. In 1919 after World War 1 it became home to the newly formed Leeds United.

The ownership of the stadium has provoked much controversy over the [...]