AFPA captain Harry Kane, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and national coach Gareth Southgate are in favor of the allocation of the 2028 European Championship to the UK and Ireland.
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The United Kingdom and Ireland may host the 2028 European Championship. The European Football Association officially decided this on Tuesday. The 2032 European Championship was awarded to Italy and Turkey.
After Turkey withdrew its bid for the 2028 European Championship last Wednesday, it was already clear that fans of British football would get their money’s worth in five years’ time.
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Welshman Gareth Bale did the honors in Nyon on behalf of the ‘home nations’.
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Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and his Turkish colleague Volkan Demirel are happy with the allocation of the European Championship 2032.
Russia also announced a bid for the 2028 European Championship last year, but that country has been banned by UEFA. The Italian-Turkish bid for the 2032 European Championship was therefore the only one left.
Back on British soil
England previously organized the 1966 World Cup and the 1996 European Championship. The final of the European Championship, which was spread across Europe, also took place in London two years ago. And in 2022, the English football players under national coach Sarina Wiegman became European champions in their own country.
Now the English are joining forces with Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland. The United Kingdom and Ireland were politically sworn enemies for decades, with Northern Ireland as a divisive issue. However, in the field of football, ties have always been close, although there is certainly rivalry over football nationality.
AFP Jack Grealish and Declan Rice both played for Ireland in the recent past.
The Irish national team has long featured many English-born footballers. Conversely, Declan Rice and Jack Grealish, to the dismay of many Irish, recently opted not for the Irish national team but for the English one.
Automatically placed?
A new issue is on the table at the European Football Association. Never before have five football countries organized a final tournament together. Normally, organizing countries are automatically qualified for a European Championship or World Cup.
Intended host cities EC 2028:
Londen, Wembley en Tottenham Hotspur StadiumCardiff, Principality StadiumManchester, Etihad StadiumLiverpool, Everton StadiumNewcastle, St James’ ParkBirmingham, Villa ParkGlasgow, Hampden ParkDublin, Aviva StadiumBelfast, Casement Park
*The intended host cities for the 2032 European Championship have not yet been announced.
In the case of the UK and Ireland, although there are only two organizing countries, there are five national teams: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. It is not yet known whether and how these teams must qualify to participate in the European Championships on home soil.
The European Championships will take place in Germany next summer.
2023-10-10 11:21:18
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