18 h. ago Alex Scott breaks silence as UK scores Women's World Cup 2035 bid

Football Focus host and former England player Alex Scott has hailed the UK's sole bid to host the 2035 Women's World Cup tournament

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19 h. ago Spain could include Camp Nou final in bid to host 2035 Rugby World Cup

Real Madrid’s Bernabéu also offers appeal to federationItaly expected to be Spain’s closest rival for tournamentThe 2035 Rugby World Cup final could be staged at the revamped Camp Nou in Barcelona with the Spanish rugby federation in discussions with La Liga over using celebrated football stadiums as part of its bid to host the tournament.Delegates from the Spanish federation met with World Rugby executives last weekend to demonstrate their intentions to host the tournament in 2035 and discussions are said to have piqued interest. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago UK to host Women's World Cup for first time ever in 2035 as rivals drop out to leave England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales as sole bidders

The UK will host the Women's World Cup for the first time ever in 2035 after a rival bid from Spain, Portugal and Morocco dropped out.

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28 h. ago UK almost certain to host Women’s World Cup 2035 as ‘one valid bid’

Fifa president Gianni Infantino described the UK as ‘one valid bid’ for the finals, with the USA set to host the 2031 Women’s World Cup

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4 w. ago Home nations readying Women's World Cup bid after FIFA makes preference clear

England hosted the Women's European Championships in 2022 and could join forces with the other nations of the UK in staging the Women's World Cup further down the line

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4 w. ago Home nations to make joint bid to host 2035 Women's World Cup

The competition has never been held on British soil

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4 w. ago UK plans joint bid to host 2035 Women’s World Cup in ‘monumental moment’

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland involvedKeir Starmer promises ‘government’s full support’The home nations are to join together in a bid to host the Women’s World Cup in 2035, a move which, if successful, would mark a “monumental moment in our nation’s sporting history”, according to Keir Starmer, the prime minister.A formal expression of interest in staging the tournament, which could be comprised of as many as 48 teams, is to be submitted to Fifa this month on behalf of the football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the governing bodies have confirmed. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Home Nations to submit joint expression of interest in hosting 2035 Women’s World Cup

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will submit a bid to host the tournament later this year

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