Overview
- DCMS, which set out the strategy on Wednesday, plans to make unauthorised ticket resale for named events like Euro 2028 a criminal offence.
- The department is creating a single sporting events framework to make bidding, securing, and staging major tournaments easier.
- Ministers will study bids for an Olympics and Paralympics in the 2040s plus golf’s Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup in the 2030s, while support is already pledged for the 2029 World Athletics and Para‑Athletics Championships.
- The Ryder Cup is a priority for 2035, with courses including Hulton Park in Bolton among those vying to host.
- The plan also ties £400 million for grassroots sport to £500 million for event delivery, and UK officials say they remain the sole bidder for the 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup.