Spireites chairman eyes WC role

The stadium, currently being built at Whittington Moor, was included in Sheffield's successful bid to be a host city if England is chosen to host the global tournament.Hubbard told the club's official website: "We were part of Sheffield and Derby's bid to be host cities."Derby missed out but Sheffield is still in the running and if FIFA decides its England's turn in 2018, a team which has qualified for the World Cup could use the b2net Stadium as its training base."We are delighted to be involved and hope it helps to enhance the chances of Sheffield's bid."

Source: Team_Talk