With Pools gearing up for their second season in the third tier of the game, Butterworth feels the extra challenge of playing at stadiums such as Elland Road and the Walkers Stadium will be an incentive for the players.

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The six-man Fifa team's visit included trips to a number of the proposed 2018 venues, including Wembley, Elland Road, St James' Park and Sunderland's Stadium of Light.

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Supporters have left scarves, football shirts and flowers across several football stadiums - including Everton's Goodison Park, at Leeds United's Elland Road, Newcastle United's St James' Park, the Millennium Stadium and Cardiff City Stadium, where Wales played their home games.

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