Sheffield’s status as a potential host city for 2018 could be in jeopardy after the fallout between Hillsborough being chosen over Bramall Lane continued.
It is feared that Sheffield could lose their host city billing if they do not begin to present a united front over their World Cup ambitions.
It is thought that United are questioning the [...]

Sheffield United have decided to take legal action over the decision to award Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium ahead of their own Bramall Lane ground.
The case rests on the claim from United that Wednesday received preferential treatment from Sheffield County Council over proposed renevenations to Hillsborough stadium. They believe that the council fast tracked Wednesday’s plans [...]

Sheffield United and Everton have both reacted angrily to being snubbed at the 2018 host cities decision despite their representative cities winning a place on the FA’s list.
Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane was involved in a direct battle with Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough ground to be chosen as the ground to represent the city in England’s bid. [...]

Hillsborough’s chances of hosting World Cup matches were given a major boost recently as Sheffield was chosen as one of the host cities for England’s 2018 World Cup bid.
The ground, that staged World Cup games 43 years ago, was picked over Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane stadium as the ground to represent Sheffield in the bid. [...]

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 [...]

Championship club Sheffield United has been granted planning permission by the city council enabling them to develop Bramall Lane in the future.
The Blades will enlarge their South stand from 33,000 seats to 44,000 seats in a bid to host 2018 World Cup matches if Sheffield are chosen as a host city for the proposed 2018 tournament in England.
The [...]

Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane looks set to be granted an expansion just weeks after rivals Sheffield Wednesday got the go ahead to start work on Hillsborough.
The Blades have submitted an application to take the capacity to 44,500 seats in a bid to host 2018 World Cup matches if Sheffield are chosen as a host city [...]

Sheffield could make £300 million as a host city if they are chosen by England for their 2018 World Cup bid. This is according to Professer Chris Grattan who teaches at Sheffield Hallam University.
Grattan, who was speaking at a Sheffield seminar, called for local businesses to throw their weight behind Sheffield’s bid campaign.
He mentioned that [...]