da bet sport： With only seven days to go until FIFA announces which nation will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup™, England’s bid has received a major boost from sponsor Morrisons.
da aposte e ganhe： England legend Alan Shearer and actress, model and England fan Kelly Brook this morning delivered over 1.6 million signatures to the England 2018 Bid offices at Wembley. The giant petition was the result of an eight-month campaign by Morrisons, an official partner of the England 2018 bid, that encouraged its customers to Back the Bid by signing up in-store.
The campaign, which was launched by Shearer in March, has seen customers from across the country pledge their support for the bid and is believed to be amongst the largest petitions ever registered in England.
Morrisons, its customers and staff have been amongst the bid’s staunchest supporters. Since it became a partner of the bid in February, the supermarket has galvanised the nation’s support by hosting summer football roadshows at over 40 stores nationwide, developing football-themed recipe cards for customers and supporting England 2018 initiatives including Wear Your Shirt To Work Day and Back The Bid Week.
Bid ambassador Alan Shearer will be in Zurich to take part in the England 2018 bid team’s final presentation to the FIFA executive committee. He said: “To collect over 1.6 million signatures is a remarkable achievement by Morrisons and demonstrates what the amazing support that they have been able to get from their customers across Britain. It is really important for the bid to demonstrate to FIFA that the World Cup is something that people in England really want and this is a great way of doing just that. It’s now down to that all important vote in Zurich next week but there’s no doubt in my mind that Morrisons and its customers have more than played their part in showing just what a World Cup in England would mean to us all”.
Kelly Brook said: “People always get really excited when major sporting events come here, which shows how important sport is to people across England. If anything, with so many Morrisons customers backing our 2018 bid, it looks like a World Cup taking place here would be an even bigger occasion. I’m pleased to say I’ve signed up to back the bid!”
Andy Anson, England 2018 bid Chief Executive, said: “We set ourselves a target of securing the support of 2 million people around the world for our bid and with Morrisons having contributed well over 1.6m of those, we reached that target with ease. I think that is clear that our bid is extremely well supported across England and a great deal of this is thanks to Morrisons”.
Michael Bates, Morrisons Marketing Director, said: “We knew when we became a partner that we could help the public demonstrate its overwhelming support for the bid. As such, we’re delighted to be in a position to deliver such a huge number of signatures in support of England 2018 and our thanks go out to our customers and staff across the country for helping us to achieve so much”.