The chief executive of the Football Association has told ITV News that the UK’s bid to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup could "turbocharge women’s football".
Mark Bullingham said the FA had "massive growth aspirations" for the sport, and played down the idea that hosting the tournament could help pave the way for a men’s World Cup bid in the future.
"We think it’s a really big event in its own right", Bullingham said. "That would mean we have the 2028 men’s Euros, and if we are successful, the 2035 women’s World Cup, which would be two huge events for our country in the next twenty years."
Bullingham also dismissed reports that the England manager Thomas Tuchel was missing Premier League games in a work from home arrangement, allowing him to make trips back to Germany to visit family.
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