What was an open secret is now official. The UEFA Executive Committee decided the venues for the finals of the European competitions for the next seasons, 2026 and 2027. Budapest will host the Champions League final in the first of those years; Milan (San Siro), which is the big favorite for the next one, although it must undergo a prior review before being announced in September. Before, next June 1st it will be played at Wembley and Munich the next in 2025.
It must be remembered that the Puskas Arena was inaugurated in 2019 and already hosted the 2023 Europa League final (the one that Sevilla won against Roma), in addition to playing a Super Cup and Euro 2020 matches. It has a capacity of 67,150 spectators.
“The UEFA Executive Committee received an update on the Standing Observer Program that has been running since the start of the 2022/23 season and approved the extension of the program for the 2024/25 season, with the addition from clubs in the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, Scotland and Austria, where standing stands are allowed nationally. This will ensure a larger sample size and diversity of data. The procedure for the Women’s EURO final draw was approved. of UEFA 2025, which will take place in Lausanne (Switzerland) on December 16, 2024. The final tournament of 16 teams will be held between July 2 and 27 in the cities of Basel (opening and final), Bern, Geneva , Lucerne, Sion, St. Gallen, Thun and Zurich,” UEFA said.
Other designated finals are: Oslo (women’s Champions final 2026), Europa League (Istanbul Besiktas 2026 and Frankfurt 2027) and Conference League (Leipzig 2026 and Istanbul Besiktas 2027).
2024-05-22 12:50:38
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