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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.

Phil Neville
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Phil Neville

Everton club captain

Kelly Smith
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Kelly Smith

England women's team and Boston Breakers

James Milner
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James Milner

England and Man City forward

Howard Wilkinson
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Howard Wilkinson

Former Leeds and England caretaker manager

Glenn Hoddle
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Glenn Hoddle

Former England manager

Gary Mabbutt
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Gary Mabbutt

Former Tottenham captain

Gareth Southgate
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Gareth Southgate

Former England international

Faye White
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Faye White

Arsenal and England women's teams

Gianfranco Zola
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Gianfranco Zola

Former West Ham United manager

Eniola Aluko
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Eniola Aluko

England women's team forward

ALAN SHEARER
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ALAN SHEARER

England goal-scoring hero

Gordon Taylor
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Gordon Taylor

England 2018 Ambassador and Vice-President

David Ginola
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David Ginola

Former France, Newcastle and Tottenham 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

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

Emile Heskey
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Emile Heskey

Aston Villa and former 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

Bristol City and England goalkeeper

Chris Powell
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Chris Powell

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

John Terry
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John Terry

Chelsea and England defender

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

Former 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

Former Arsenal, 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

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

Former Newcastle and Man Utd marksman

Gary Lineker
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Gary Lineker

England scoring hero and Leicester's favourite son

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"

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