BREAKING NEWS: Euro 2028 WILL be hosted by the UK and Ireland as rivals Turkey pull out
- Turkey have opened the door for UK and Ireland to host Euro 2028
- The UK and Ireland will go unopposed after Turkey pulled out of the process
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The 2028 European Championships is set to be hosted by the UK and Ireland, after rivals Turkey decided to pull out of the bidding process.
It means the UK and Ireland will go unopposed, when UEFA officially announce the hosts for the championships in five years time.
Turkey pulled out of the process as they now look to be in line to host the following European Championships in 2032 – in a joint unopposed bid with Italy.
The UK and Ireland focused on a Euro 2028 bid, with UEFA’s approval, when they ended a plan to be Europe’s preferred candidate for the 2030 World Cup.
They would have faced stiff competition for the 2030 World Cup rights, with Morocco looking to join Spain and Portugal in a three-way bid to stage that tournament.
The UK and Ireland will host Euro 2028 after their only opposition pulled out of the bidding process
The UK and Ireland revealed the details behind their bid back in April, including the ten stadiums that will host games should they be awarded the tournament.
Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium was the most notable venue to miss the cut, with Liverpool’s home Anfield and the London Stadium – West Ham’s home which also staged the London 2012 Olympics – also not part of the UK and Ireland’s submission.
Two stadiums proposed have not yet been built – Everton’s Bramley-Moore Dock and Casement Park in Belfast.
As well as Everton’s future home, other English stadiums including Man City’s Etihad Stadium, Newcastle’s St James’ Park, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Villa Park and Wembley Stadium.
The other grounds picked are Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Glasgow’s Hampden Park and Dublin’s Aviva Stadium.
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