Uk Euro 2028 Bid

UEFA love Wembley because of how much €€€ it brings in for them from the plastic corporates. The authorities will have to be far more proactive in how they control access to the stadium or even within a mile of it next time.

 

Not sure now is the time to be spending money and effort on a sports hosting bid tbh.

We're highly unlikly to get it unless there's an opprtunity to rip us off big time.

 

We should withdraw. They can pay us to host it.

 

Presumably it'll still be mainly England hosting? NI has probably 1 stadium up to spec, RoI and Wales 2 each and Scotland 3.

 

Plenty of time to erect a Glasto style super fence around Wembley stadium.

 

Very few nations capable or willing to host these bloated competitions now. The 2028 Euros may well be expanded to 32 teams, which is absolutely barmy. A host nation 'only' needs 10 grounds but one must have 60,000 seats, one (preferably two) must have 50,000, four must have 40,000 seats and the remainder must have 30,000 seats. The solution is multi-national bids but it looks like the Romania-Greece-Bulgaria-Serbia bid won't happen, and nor will Turkey, having been unsuccessful several times before.

Germany is hosting the next one but it's got to a point where France, Italy, Spain aren't even interested such is the cost. On top of that, some of Italy's major grounds – while big enough – are in a seriously run-down state.

 

On the plans to expand to 32 teams for 2028 (which hasn't been confirmed but you can bet the bean-counters at Nyon will push hard for it) – Uefa has confirmed none of the host nations will qualify automatically. There are 54 nations in Uefa at the moment so there'd be an 18-month qualification period to eliminate 22 teams.

 

Not good enough to host the World Cup but good enough to host the poxy Euros. The Watford FC of tournament hosting.

Mexico will have hosted it a minimum of 3 times since we last did. The US, the bloody US, twice.

 

Having proved ourselves incapable of hosting a major international football final in 2020 I'm amazed we've had the cheek to throw our hats into the ring or that Uefa will be prepared to even consider our bid

 

The problems at the final won’t exist assuming we don’t need to have half empty stadiums in 2028.

 

Even the fat kid with asthma can be captain when there's only one player.

 

Russia has tabled an expression of interest in hosting. Blimey. They've some front.

Turkey not out of the running either, which goes against all the supposedly informed reporting I'd seen.

 

Russia vs Ukraine would be a good local derby. Great atmosphere.

 

Great comedic timing from them.

 

If you English chaps are coming over to Ireland in 2028 to watch some soccer, I would ask that you would all behave and be respectful of your hosts. Thanks.

 

I believe they've said they are entitled to it, and if it's put somewhere else, they will bloody well go and get it back.

 

That's just Moog logging into his Russia account.

 

Going to be great with a high speed rail link to get everyone up north to the matches.

 

I'm hearing it's going to Saudi Arabia who also get a bye into the final ?

 

Ha, Mick Lynch rubbing his hands!

 

What’s your point here ? Do you have an issue with Mick Lynch, or with the option of labour organisations to strike ?

 

Sorry MH, in fairness I wasn’t clear! Absolutely no issue with Lynch at all and fully support the ongoing industrial action - was supposed to be highlighting the undoubted potential of such an event if (somehow) a resolution hadn’t been struck.

 

Then we lick our lips for another winter World Cup held in Saudi ****ing Arabia.

 

The good news is we will have HS2 by then which means I can get to a game in London and then Manchester in the same day.

 

Could be worse , could be held in Paris .

 

Only chance they have of qualifying along with the fair play award .