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From world champions and Olympic athletes to rock stars, comedians, politicians and civic leaders many well known figures are backing the England 2018 World Cup Bid.

You can search through a selection of our supporters below, as well as browse through our list of official Bid Ambassadors.

Tim Lovejoy
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Tim Lovejoy

TV personality and Chelsea fan

Sting
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Sting

Muscian and native of the North-East

Alison Seabeck MP
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Alison Seabeck MP

Member of Parliament for Plymouth Devonport

Professor Wendy Purcell
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Professor Wendy Purcell

University of Plymouth Vice Chancellor

Jermaine Beckford
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Jermaine Beckford

Leeds United striker

David Ginola
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David Ginola

Former France, Newcastle and Tottenham star

Luol Deng
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Luol Deng

NBA Chicago Bulls basketball star

David Beckham
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David Beckham

Out-field England caps record holder

Fabio Capello
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Fabio Capello

England team manager and bid Vice-President

Michael Barker
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Michael Barker

England Cerebral Palsy team

David Clarke
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David Clarke

England Blind Squad

Stuart Pearce
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Stuart Pearce

England U-21 manager

Cyrille Regis
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Cyrille Regis

Former West Brom and England striker

Ricky Villa
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Ricky Villa

Former Argentina and Tottenham Hotspur star

Robinho
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Robinho

Brazil forward

Kenwyne Jones
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Kenwyne Jones

Sunderland and Trinidad & Tobabgo striker

Steven Pienaar
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Steven Pienaar

Everton and South Africa forward

Michael Essien
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Michael Essien

Chelsea and Ghana midfielder

Alexandre Song
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Alexandre Song

Arsenal and Cameroon defender

Luther Blissett
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Luther Blissett

Former England striker

Michael Chopra
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Michael Chopra

Cardiff City striker

Wayne Rooney
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Wayne Rooney

England and Manchester United striker

Tony Woodcock
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Tony Woodcock

Former England and Nottingham Forest striker

Tony Adams
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Tony Adams

Former England captain

Theo Walcott
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Theo Walcott

England and Arsenal forward

Teddy Sheringham
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Teddy Sheringham

Former England, Man Utd and Spurs striker

Sol Campbell
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Sol Campbell

Former England defender

Rachel Brown
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Rachel Brown

England Women's goalkeeper

Ray Wilkins
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Ray Wilkins

Former England midfielder and Chelsea assistant ma

Ray Clemence
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Ray Clemence

Former Liverpool, Tottenham and England keeper

Peter Crouch
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Peter Crouch

Tottenham Hotspur and England forward

Paul Parker
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Paul Parker

Former England and Manchester United defender

South African Olympic delegation
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South African Olympic delegation

Ezera Tshabangu, Dr Shuaib Manjra and Vinesh Mahar

Lennox Lewis
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Lennox Lewis

Former undisputed World heavyweight champion

Ian McMillan
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Ian McMillan

Poet and Barnsley FC supporter

Ullrich Sierau
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Ullrich Sierau

The Mayor of Dortmund

Gerry Sutcliffe MP
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Gerry Sutcliffe MP

UK Minister for Sport

Richard Caborn MP
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Richard Caborn MP

Prime Minister's Ambassador for the 2018 World Cup

Greg Mulholland MP
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Greg Mulholland MP

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West

David Cameron MP
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David Cameron MP

Leader of the Conservative Party

Emile Heskey
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Emile Heskey

Aston Villa and England striker

Des Walker
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Des Walker

Former England, Forest and Wednesday defender

David Seaman
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David Seaman

Former England and Arsenal goalkeeper

David James
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David James

England and Portsmouth goalkeeper

Chris Powell
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Chris Powell

Leicester City and former England defender

Brian Deane
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Brian Deane

Former Sheffield United and England striker

Ashley Young
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Ashley Young

Aston Villa and England winger

Eddie Izzard
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Eddie Izzard

Comedian and marathon-man

Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge
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Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge

Miss England

Gerry Marsden and Peter Hooton
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Gerry Marsden and Peter Hooton

Merseyside music legends

John Terry
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John Terry

Chelsea and England defender

James Corden
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James Corden

Actor, comedian and West Ham fan

Andrew Strauss
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Andrew Strauss

England cricket captain

Nick Clegg MP
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Nick Clegg MP

Liberal Democrat leader

Wallace and Gromit
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Wallace and Gromit

Aardman Animations' best loved creations

Terry Venables
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Terry Venables

Former England team manager

Victor Anichebe
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Victor Anichebe

Everton and Nigeria striker

Jospeh Yobo
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Jospeh Yobo

Everton and Nigeria defender

Michael Ballack
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Michael Ballack

Chelsea and Germany midfielder

Zesh Rehman
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Zesh Rehman

Bradford City and Pakistan defender

Jon Obi Mikel
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Jon Obi Mikel

Chelsea and Nigeria midfielder

Nwankwo Kanu
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Nwankwo Kanu

Portsmouth and Nigeria striker

Kolo Toure
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Kolo Toure

Ivory Coast, Man City and former Arsenal defender

Steven Gerrard
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Steven Gerrard

Liverpool and England midfielder

Salomon Kalou
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Salomon Kalou

Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker

Rio Ferdinand
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Rio Ferdinand

England and Manchester United defender

Gordon Banks
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Gordon Banks

England's 1966 World Cup hero

Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley
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Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley

Presenters of TV show 'Countdown'

James Cracknell
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James Cracknell

Olympic rowing champion and adventurer

Adrian Morley and Ben Westwood
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Adrian Morley and Ben Westwood

Warrington Wolves Rugby League stars

Gordon Brown MP
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Gordon Brown MP

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Nick Barmby and Phil Brown
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Nick Barmby and Phil Brown

Hull City player and manager

Marcus Trescothick
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Marcus Trescothick

English cricket's 2005 Ashes-winning hero

Michael Vaughan
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Michael Vaughan

Former England cricket captain

Serge Pizzorno
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Serge Pizzorno

Kasabian guitarist and Leicester City fan

Noel Gallagher
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Noel Gallagher

Musician and Manchester City fan

Rebecca Adlington
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Rebecca Adlington

Double Beijing Olympic gold medallist

Jessica Ennis
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Jessica Ennis

World Heptathlon champion

Chris Moyles
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Chris Moyles

BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ

Dan Magness
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Dan Magness

World keepy-uppy champion

Justin Lee Collins
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Justin Lee Collins

TV celebrity, comedian and Bristolian

Lucas Radebe
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Lucas Radebe

Leeds Utd and South African legend

Ossie Ardiles
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Ossie Ardiles

World Cup winner with Argentina in 1978

Andrew Cole
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Andrew Cole

Newcastle and Man Utd marksman

Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan
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Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan

Judges on TV show 'Britain's Got Talent'

Niall Quinn
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Niall Quinn

Sunderland Football Club Chairman

Frankie Dettori and Martin Dwyer
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Frankie Dettori and Martin Dwyer

Thoroughbred horse racing jockeys

Lewis Hamilton
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Lewis Hamilton

2008 Formula One World Champion

Geoff Hurst
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Geoff Hurst

England's 1966 World Cup hero

Gary Lineker
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Gary Lineker

England scoring hero and Leicester's favourite son

Steve Redgrave
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Steve Redgrave

Legendary Olympian and Leicester fan

Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson

Mayor of London

John Barnes
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John Barnes

Liverpool and England hero

Viv Anderson
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Viv Anderson

Nottingham Forest and England legend

Sven Goran Eriksson
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Sven Goran Eriksson

Former England team manager

Alan Shearer
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Alan Shearer

England goal-scoring hero

Peter Beardsley
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Peter Beardsley

Former Newcastle and England hero

Graeme Le Saux
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Graeme Le Saux

Former Chelsea and England star

Paul Elliott
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Paul Elliott

England 2018 World Cup Bid board member

Bryan Robson
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Bryan Robson

"Captain Marvel"

Jenson Button
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Jenson Button

2009 Formula One World Champion