UK and Irish bid for 2030 World Cup could create ‘significantly higher’ returns

Staging the 2030 World Cup in Britain and Ireland at venues such as Wembley, pictured, would be the most commercially attractive choice for FIFA, the FAW president has said (PA)

A British and Irish bid for the 2030 World Cup would create “significantly higher” commercial returns than one from South America at a time of financial uncertainty, a FIFA vice-presidential candidate has said.

Kieran O’Connor, the president of the Football Association of Wales, could become Britain’s most senior administrator if elected as a vice-president of the world game’s governing body at UEFA Congress on Tuesday.