Withington Liberal Democrat MP John Leech has lent his support to the Parliamentary campaign to encourage the Football Association to bid for the 2018 World Cup.
He is one of 32 MPs from all the major political parties supporting Early Day Motion (EDM) 1000, submitted in the name of Lib Dem Sports spokesperson Don Foster.
John Leech MP said today:
"Manchester is sports - and particularly football - mad, so a successful bid for the World Cup in 2018 would mean the best teams in the world playing locally at the City of Manchester Stadium and Old Trafford."
"We have shown the world we can hold successful sporting events like Euro 96 and the Commonwealth Games, and the FA should make sure that it, with Government support, puts together the best bid it can for the World Cup in 2018"
Ends.
EDM 1000 reads:
That this House recognises the enormous benefits that hosting the 2018 World Cup football finals could bring to the nation; commends the work of Geoff Thompson and the Football Association (FA) for strengthening the FA's position internationally from which a successful English bid could be launched; and encourages the FA to make a bid at the appropriate time for the 2018 World Cup football finals.
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