New Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Mariner has championed the area’s inclusion as one of England’s host cities for their 2018 World Cup bid. The former Plymouth and England player was originally approached to raise the profile of the late bid before events at the football club saw him crowned their new manager. Mariner said: “It’s [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Bid chiefs in charge of Plymouth’s 2018 host city bid are attempting to persuade Exeter to back the campaign which would bring economic benefits to the whole of Devon. If Plymouth were successful with their efforts, thousands of supporters would travel to watch the games ensuring a need for extra facilities. Exeter could potentially host [...]

Appropriately enough for a would-be host of the biggest sporting event on the planet, Plymouth is a city that has always had a truly global outlook. From Massachussets to Montserrat, there are nearly 30 different towns or cities named in its honour, as testimony to its seafaring past. The reminders of Plymouth’s proud maritime tradition [...]

Plymouth have become the 16th city to submit an application to become a host city for the 2018 World Cup if England are successful with their campaign. The bid consortium will be led by Plymouth Argyle FC and will incorporate a number of regional supporters including Plymouth City Council. However, as a late entry, they will [...]