Football Association boss Mark Bullingham wants to include Manchester United’s proposed new stadium in the United Kingdom’s bid for the 2035 Women’s World Cup.
The joint Home Nations bid was confirmed as the sole candidate for the tournament by FIFA chief Gianni Infantino at UEFA’s Congress in Belgrade on Thursday.
With the Women’s World Cup likely to expand from 32 teams to 48 teams in 2031, the UK will need at least 16 stadiums for what would be a 104-game competition. And Bullingham would like one of those venues to be Old Trafford’s replacement.
“We’re going to have conversations with (Manchester United) and work out if they can be part of it or not,” the FA chief executive told reporters in the Serbian capital.
“We’ve got a number of different stadia being built in the country, potentially Manchester United, potentially Birmingham (City), and with a 10-year horizon you’ve got to work out exactly where you’ll be then.
“There will be lots of conversations to be had, understanding timescales for stadium-builds, understanding what people want, and knitting that together.”
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe announced last month that the Premier League side intend to build a new 100,000-capacity stadium on a site adjacent to Old Trafford. The…
