The United Kingdom and Ireland made official this Wednesday their joint bid to host Euro 2028 and offered the stadiums they would like to use to host the games if they win the dispute. UEFA also received a proposal from the Turkish Football Federation, another to have its country host tournaments for European teams.
The United Kingdom proposes to use stadiums across its borders. Without United’s Old Trafford and Liverpool’s Anfield on the list, the selected stadiums in England are Wembley Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Etihad Stadium (City), St. James Park (Newcastle), Villa Park (Aston Villa) and Everton’s new stadium are still under construction.
The other British nations entered the fray with only one stadium each. The Precision Stadium in Cardiff was chosen to represent Wales, Hampton Park in Glasgow was chosen by Scotland, while Casement Park in Belfast represented Northern Ireland. Ireland, which is not part of the United Kingdom but joined the bid, offered the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
In a statement, the nations argued that the joint venue would “take the competition to new heights with world-renowned, high-capacity football stadiums and new state-of-the-art stadiums”. The biggest and most commercially successful European Championship of all time
Turkey, England and Ireland’s rival in the race to host Euro 2028, has also formalized its bid to host the 2032 tournament. In their second project, the Turks will have competition from the Italian Football Federation, which has already made Italy’s candidacy official.
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