The City of Liverpool and Everton Stadium have been formally announced as part of the UK’s bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2035™. The bid features 16 host cities across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, with the four member organisations aiming to collaborate on the biggest single-sport event in UK history. Everton Stadium is among 22 proposed grounds throughout 16 UK cities, each offering passionate fan bases, cultural richness, and strong infrastructure which will provide an unrivalled […]
Liverpool city region has proudly taken part in the official launch of UEFA EURO 2028, joining cities across the UK and Ireland in celebrating the beginning of the countdown to the biggest UEFA European Championship ever staged. Leader of Liverpool City Council, Councillor Liam Robinson and Councillor Mike Wharton, as Deputy Mayor of the Combined Authority, represented the city and region at the official UEFA launch event at 20.28 in London. Colin Chong, Everton FC’s Chief Real Estate and Regeneration […]
Liverpool is gearing up for a ‘Super Saturday’ of events and people are being urged to plan their journey with care and allow more time to get in and out of the city. On Saturday, 1 November, a series of events will be taking place throughout the day and into the evening, each bringing large numbers of people into Liverpool City Centre. They are: The Rugby League Ashes series game at Hill Dickinson stadium at 2:30pm Gladiators Live at the […]
With the 2025 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships underway in Jakarta this week, British Gymnastics has announced its ambition to bring the event back to Liverpool in 2030. Should the bid be successful, the event would be one of the biggest global sporting events to be held in the UK that year. The national governing body for gymnastics has been working with UK Sport, Liverpool City Council and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to explore and develop a strong and compelling […]
Liverpool is preparing to make sporting history. From 4 to 14 September 2025, the M&S Bank Arena will host the inaugural World Boxing Championships, welcoming more than 500 elite male and female athletes from over 60 nations. Liverpool’s own Callum Makin and Odel Kamara have been named in the GB Boxing squad, bringing hometown pride to the ring as they prepare to compete. This landmark event marks the largest Olympic-style boxing competition in the UK since the London 2012 Olympic Games. Organised by World […]
Thousands of fans from across the UK are set to flock to Liverpool this May as netball returns to the city with the North West’s top players taking to the court at the M&S Bank Arena. Here’s what to expect and how to get tickets. In one of the biggest events in the netballing year Manchester Thunder will meet Birmingham Panthers at 6.30pm in Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on Sunday, May 18th and battle it out in a bid to […]
A national event for organisers of major sporting events was hosted yesterday in Liverpool for the first time. UK Sport Event Partners Day was held in Liverpool as more than 200 people descended on the city. A key part of the event is for partners to share and discuss the ‘Event Hosting Target List’, which covers the major sporting events the UK hope to bid for over the next 10 years. Jen Falding, our Head of Major Sports and Events, […]
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the inaugural World Boxing Championships 2025 has launched a new website – www.worldboxingliverpool.com – to provide information about the event which will be held at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool from 4–14 September 2025. Anyone that is interested in getting early information about the Championships, including ticket offers and details about volunteering opportunities is advised to sign-up for updates via the website. More than 500 boxers from over 60 countries will take part in […]
Liverpool City Council is on the lookout for a Major Sports Events Project Officer to help deliver the city’s exciting portfolio of world-class sporting events. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring Liverpool continues to attract and host major sporting spectacles that boost the local economy, enhance the city’s global reputation, and inspire communities through sport. Working within the Culture Liverpool team involves collaborating with national governing bodies, event organisers, and key stakeholders to secure and successfully […]
Former medal-winning athletes will join some of the sports industry’s leading lights to form a new-look team dedicated to securing major sporting events for the Liverpool City Region. The Sport Liverpool board will be at the heart of devising and delivering the city region’s major sports strategy, and for the next three years will work with the six local authorities to attract high-calibre, in-demand events. Headed up by the outgoing World Netball Chief Executive Clare Briegal, the board will be […]