London Mayor Boris Johnson is to front a new “crack team” of high profile figures to help England and London’s bid for the 2018 World Cup. Johnson, who was appointed Mayor in 2008, accepted the position of head of London United and will work alongside figures such as Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis, Tottenham chairman Daniel [...]

The success of the England 2018 World Cup bid could determine whether or not West Ham United will complete a ground move to the 2012 Olympic stadium in the future. New Hammers owners David Gold and David Sullivan are keen on relocating to the £537 million venue in Stratford. However, the move is far from simple with [...]

London based club Tottenham Hotspur are convinced that their prospective new 56,000 capacity stadium will be chosen ahead of the 2012 Olympic Stadium in London if England win the rights to the 2018 World Cup. Wembley and the Emirates Stadium are the two London stadiums that are most likely to be chosen in the final [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

Tottenham’s proposed new stadium has become the first London ground to put itself forward as a venue to host games if England win the rights to the 2018 World Cup. The club has recently submitted plans for a new 56,000 seated stadium and hope to be playing Premier League matches in the arena by 2012. [...]

London United have launched a special video to showcase how football lies within the communities at the heart of the capital. London are already certain to stage part of the event if England win the hosting rights due to the final being played at Wembley. However, the “Park Life” theme which runs in the video [...]

The London United World Cup bid team have presented the Olympic Stadium as one of their four stadiums to be considered for use should England receive the 2018 World Cup. All the potential host cities have been showcasing their facilities should they be chosen as one of the cities to stage games during the tournament. [...]

At present, London is the only city in England that would be guaranteed some involvement in the 2018 World Cup if the country was to win the bid. This is because the final would take place at the host country’s national stadium which happens to be Wembley in London. However, whether or not London will [...]