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MK STAKES ITS WORLD CUP CLAIM

Posted on: Sat 28 Nov 2009

Milton Keynes has staked its claim as one of 15 applicant host cities for England's 2018 World Cup bid.

Dons Chairman Pete Winkelman and manager Paul Ince joined Councillor Sam Crooks and bid chair Dr Ann Limb at Wembley to put forward the final bid document, which outlines why MK should be selected as one of the cities to host World Cup football should England's bid be successful.

England 2018 chairman Lord Triesman and selection panel chairman Lord Mawhinney were on hand to receive the New City's bid, with decisions on successful applicants to be confirmed on Wednesday 16th December.

Successful cities will subsequently be included in England's final bid to FIFA, to be submitted in May next year.

Around 10 cities are expected to be chosen by the England 2018 board next month, with Milton Keynes being the first to submit its application. The MK bid team presented plans for the expansion of stadiummk as well as potential sites for Fan Fests and training camps and details of accommodation, transport and security within the city.

London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Derby, Hull, Newcastle-Gateshead, Nottingham, Plymouth, Leicester, Sheffield, Sunderland and Bristol are the other 14 cities to have applied.

Dons striker Sam Baldock, Milton Keynes Partnership chief executive John Lewis, MK Dons SET chief executive John Cove and Cllr Norman Miles were the other representatives from the New City hoping to convince the England 2018 board of the Milton Keynes' potential.

 

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MK Bid Team submits its application; Photo supplied by MK News
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