The UK and Ireland will host the UEFA European Championships in 2028 it has been announced.
The UK bid is subject to final approval from UEFA’s executive committee next week, but looks all but a done deal after the only other bid on the table from Turkey was withdrawn to focus on a joint bid with Italy for Euro 2032.
The joint bid was put forward back in April and sees the footballing associations of England (FA), Scotland (SFA), Wales (FAW), Northern Ireland (IFA) and the Republic of Ireland (FAI) join together.
UEFA issued a statement on Wednesday morning which read: “Further to the announcement on July 28 which revealed the desire of the Italian and Turkish FAs to submit a joint bid to stage UEFA EURO 2032, the UEFA administration has today written to both associations to confirm that their joint bid has been duly received and will go forward for assessment and consideration by the UEFA executive committee.
“As indicated by the FA of Türkiye with its submission of the request for a joint bid, their bid to stage UEFA EURO 2028 is consequently withdrawn.
“The award of both tournaments still requires the approval of the executive committee at its meeting in Nyon on October 10.
"The presentations at that meeting will be an important part of the process which will take due consideration of the content of the bid submissions before reaching a decision.”
Full list of UK and Irish stadiums selected as venues for Euro 2028
There were 10 UK stadiums from across the UK submitted as part of the UK and Ireland bid to host Euro 2028.
Venues included Wembley Stadium in London, Manchester City's Etihad Stadium and National Stadium of Wales in Cardiff.
Some of the UK's most iconic and well-known football grounds such as Manchester United's Old Trafford and Liverpool's Anfield however were not included.
The 10 stadiums selected as venues for the UK and Ireland Euro 2028 bid are:
Wembley Stadium, London
Capacity: 90,000
Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Capacity: 62,000
Manchester City's Etihad Stadium
Capacity: 53,000
National Stadium of Wales, Cardiff
Capacity: 75,000
Everton Stadium
Capacity: 53,000
Dublin Arena
Capacity: 51,000
Casement Park, Belfast
Capacity: 35,000
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Capacity: 52,000
Villa Park, Birmingham
Capacity: 52,000
St James' Park, Newcastle
Capacity: 52,000
UEFA will formally announce the hosts for the 2028 and 2032 European Championship tournaments following a meeting of its executive committee in Switzerland next week.
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