UK and Ireland submitted this Wednesday its candidacy to host Euro 2028 is official. With ten stadiums including Wembley, St. James Park, Hampden Park and Etihad Stadium, among others. Italy has submitted its candidacy for Euro 2032.
The stadiums proposed by the English Federation (FA) for this bid are hampden park (Glasgow Rangers and Scotland team stadium), Aviva Stadium (Dublin), Principality Stadium (Cardiff), St James Park (Newcastle), etihad stadium (Manchester), Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Villa Park (Aston Villa) and Wembley (London). In addition, Casement Park, in Belfast, and Bramley-Moore Dock, Everton’s new stadium, which had never been built, were included.
Old Trafford and London Stadium, no
The FA has shortlisted a list of the 14 stadiums where Old Trafford falls, the second field with the highest capacity in England, the London Stadium, where West Ham United plays, Croke Park (Dublin) and the Stadium of Light.
“These large capacity stadiums will be the perfect platform for the biggest and most commercially successful European Championship of all,” the FA said in a statement.
The candidacy support
The bid was supported by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Irish First Minister Leo Varadkar, Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf and Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford.
So, United Kingdom-Ireland and Turkey They are the officials presented to host the Euro Cup for five years. They also announced their intention to show Romania, Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia, together, and Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland and the Faroe Islands, also together.
Ten cities in Italy for Euro 2032
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) Wednesday also delivered to UEFA the final candidacy dossier to organize the next Euro 2032, which includes ten designated cities to host the championship matches.
Italy, wait until October 10
Italy, that he had left all the documentation in the hands of UEFAwill have to wait until October 10 to find out if it will be the organizer or, instead, the project will be awarded to Turkey or to the candidacy of the United Kingdom-Ireland.
It was on that day when the highest body of European football -during the meeting of the Executive Committee- announced the places of the tournament in 2028 and 2032.
The proposals
The cities proposed by the FIGC to host parties is, apart from Rome, northern Milan, Turin, Verona, Genoa, Bologna and Florence; southern Naples and Bari; and the capital of the island of Sardinia, Cagliari.
A ‘New Renaissance’
“Italy’s candidacy dossier for the organization of UEFA Euro 2032 it was inspired by a ‘New Renaissance’. It is created through a continuous connection with the territories that enhances their historical and artistic beauty, but always respects their impact and sustainability,” explains Gabriele Gravina, FIGC President.
This is the result of “intense work, where football has once again become an instrument of unity, which has been material in the adoption of various governmental, parliamentary and municipal measures,” he added.
“We’ve imagined it Italy and European football for 10 years, Knowing that the positive legacy of such an event will multiply extraordinary opportunities for the entire country,” said Gravina.
Source: La Verdad
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