Elite sports funding body UK Sport, with strong support from the Government, has earmarked 97 events across 44 sports, including 46 world championships, between now and 2031. Some of those events have already been secured, while others like the 2030 men’s football World Cup, an English bid for the 2025 women’s rugby World Cup and the 2031 Ryder Cup are at the feasibility study stage. The biggest prize of all would arguably be the men’s centenary football World Cup in 2030, which is considered second only to the Olympic Games as the world’s most prestigious and watched sports event. “FIFA have made some significant and important changes to the bid process, it has become significantly more transparent,” he said. The 2031 Ryder Cup is the next one which could come to the UK, with the feasibility study considering courses in England.

Source: Express May 06, 2021 23:03 UTC