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News release: Courtesy of Leicester City Council Press Office 19/10/2009
The Leicester City manager has given his backing to Leicester’s World Cup bid.
Nigel Pearson endorsed the bid as his squad prepared to play Derby County in Saturday’s East Midlands’ derby.
“Bringing the FIFA World Cup to the Walkers Stadium would be fantastic,” he said. “This is a stadium that was built for top-class football in a city that loves its football. “Leicester would make a great World Cup host city, so I urge everyone to get behind the bid and help bring the biggest event in the world to the Walkers.”
Before the match kicked off, the club showed its support by rolling out a giant ‘We’re backing the bid!’ flag on the centre circle.
And fans were able to show their support by putting their votes for Leicester into giant ballot boxes in the club’s ticket office.
“We need to show the England 2018 team that we love our football in Leicester and that there’s huge public support for the World Cup,” said Cllr Patrick Kitterick, cabinet lead for regeneration. “We now want to turn that passion for football into votes for Leicester on the official England 2018 website.”
Leicester will find out in December, if it has been chosen as one of the host cities that will form part of England’s bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The site is linked to the official England 2018 Bid website, where people can show their support by selecting Leicester as their preferred host city.
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Back Leicester's bid www.england2018bid.com
