The United Kingdom and Ireland made a formal joint bid to host Euro 2028 on Wednesday and laid out the venues they intend to use to host the games should they win the dispute. UEFA also received an offer from the Turkish Football Association, which is interested in hosting the tournament for European teams in their country.
The United Kingdom proposes to use stadiums throughout its territory. Without Old Trafford United and Anfield Liverpool in the list, the stadiums chosen in England were Wembley Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Etihad Stadium (City), St. James Park (Newcastle), Villa Park (Aston Villa) and the new Everton stadium, still under construction.
The other British nations entered the fray with only one court each. Principality Stadium, in Cardiff, has been chosen to represent Wales, Hampden Park, in Glasgow, has been chosen by Scotland, while Casement Park, in Belfast, has been chosen as Northern Ireland. Ireland, which is not part of the United Kingdom but has joined the bid, has offered the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
In a statement, the nations argued that the joint venue “will elevate the tournament to new heights, with world-famous, high-capacity football stadiums as well as new, state-of-the-art venues that will provide a platform for the biggest and most commercially successful European tournament of all time. We are hosts.” Low risk, high reward.”
As a rival to the United Kingdom and Ireland in the race to host Euro 2028, Turkey has also formalized its intention to host the 2032 edition of the tournament. In their second proposal, the Turks would take on competition from the Italian Football Federation, which has already made Italy’s candidacy official.
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