Newcastle and Gateshead bid for World Cup glory

Jun 29 2009 by Adam Jupp, The Journal

Its a real chance to showcase our offering of sports stadia, training camps, conference and hotel facilities, and our road, rail, air and sea travel links to a global audience.

Newcastle Gateshead would be a wonderful location for World Cup matches. We are putting together a very strong bid. The economic benefit to Tyneside will be enormous.

Matches would be beamed worldwide giving us a massive opportunity to showcase our host city.

Dedication

A DEDICATED team of high-level champions from across the region, led by Coun David Faulkner, deputy leader of Newcastle City Council, are being recruited to boost and endorse Newcastle Gatesheads bid among businesses and through the media.

These will be supported by an operations group, led by Barry Rowland, acting chief executive of Newcastle City Council, drawn from across the twin cities which will look at all aspects of the hosting criteria.

Leader of Gateshead Council Mick Henry said: Gateshead and Newcastle have a proud record of hosting world-class events, which were always keen to build upon and they dont come much bigger than World Cup football.

If this bid is successful, and I firmly believe that our combination of superb facilities and huge passion is an unbeatable offer, the benefits to Newcastle Gateshead will be enormous.

The financial impact and the long-term benefits from putting the area on the world stage will mean that it would be a guaranteed home win for Tyneside.

Andrew Dixon, chief executive of Newcastle Gateshead Initiative said: We are confident that people in the area will show support, there is no other region with such a sporting landscape and an inherent passion for football.

We are asking everyone to help bring world-class football to England and the North East by visiting www.england2018bid.com and sign up for the Newcastle Gateshead bid.

Back the bid at www.england2018bid.com.