News: England's 2018 World Cup Bid Cities Announced

England's 2018 World Cup bid team have announced the names of the 12 cities that will be part of their campaign after Derby, Leicester and Hull were dropped from the original shortlist.

2018 deputy chairman Lord Mawhinney announced a list of 16 venues in the 12 cities, which included Milton Keynes, Plymouth and several venues yet to be built.

2018 Host Cities;

Birmingham – Villa Park
Bristol – New Ashton Vale Stadium
Leeds – Elland Road
Liverpool – Anfield or New Anfield
London – Wembley, Emirates Stadium, New White Hart Lane or Olympic Stadium
Manchester – City of Manchester Stadium, Old Trafford
Milton Keynes – Stadium MK
Newcastle – St James' Park
Nottingham – New stadium
Plymouth – New Home Park
Sheffield – Hillsborough
Sunderland – Stadium of Light

Full article on Guardian.co.uk

Photo - Bristol City's proposed new stadium

News: Newcastle United fans urged to wear shirts to work to back World Cup bid

The team behind Newcastle and Gateshead's campaign to be a host city for the 2018 FIFA World Cup is urging local football fans to get behind the bid.

In order to publicise the campaign, supporters living on Tyneside have been asked to wear their football shirts to work as a special event on Thursday September 10th, the Evening Chronicle reports.

Full story on FFC News

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