Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, left, fields questions from the media on his interest in buying Wembley Stadium in London ahead of the Uniform L...
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, left, fields questions from the media on his interest in buying Wembley Stadium in London ahead of the Uniform Launch and Draft Party NFL football event at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, April 26, 2018. The English Football Association has received an offer from Khan of about 600 million pounds ($840 million) for the national soccer stadium, which would continue to host England games and major cup finals after a sale. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan fields questions from the media on his interest in buying Wembley Stadium in London, Thursday, April 26, 2018, in...
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan fields questions from the media on his interest in buying Wembley Stadium in London, Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. The English Football Association has received an offer from Khan of about 600 million pounds ($840 million) for the national soccer stadium, which would continue to host England games and major cup finals after a sale. Wembley has staged regular-season NFL games since 2007 and Khan's Florida-based franchise started playing at the 90,000-capacity stadium in 2013, the year Khan bought London soccer club Fulham. (Bob SelfThe Florida Times-Union via AP)
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan fields questions from the media on his interest in buying Wembley Stadium in London, Thursday, April 26, 2018, in...
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan fields questions from the media on his interest in buying Wembley Stadium in London, Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. The English Football Association has received an offer from Khan of about 600 million pounds ($840 million) for the national soccer stadium, which would continue to host England games and major cup finals after a sale. Wembley has staged regular-season NFL games since 2007 and Khan's Florida-based franchise started playing at the 90,000-capacity stadium in 2013, the year Khan bought London soccer club Fulham. (Bob SelfThe Florida Times-Union via AP)
LONDON (AP) — Prospective Wembley Stadium owner Shahid Khan has talked to the English Football Association about bidding for the 2030 World Cup.
England has been exploring a bid for the centenary edition of the FIFA tournament but would be facing a challenge from maiden host Uruguay, which has launched a joint campaign with Argentina and Paraguay.
Khan told The Associated Press that "very preliminary talks" have been held with the FA about the World Cup bid, insisting Wembley and the governing body would remain "aligned on all the important issues" after any sale.
Khan, who also owns the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars and London soccer team Fulham, hopes his purchase of Wembley from the FA goes through within three months.
Khan says "Wembley is still going to be an iconic British stadium" and "we would want it to host the World Cup."
