Ireland-UK joint bid to host Euro 2028 formally submitted to UEFA

Ireland and the UK have formally submitted an initial bid to co-host Euro 2028 to UEFA.

The five football associations (from the Republic, the North, England, Scotland and Wales) confirmed in a joint statement issued on Wednesday morning that an ‘expression of interest’ (EOI) had been filed, which has the support of the respective governments.

The EOI submission comes on deadline day for interested parties to confirm their interest to UEFA, with The Times reporting earlier this week that the bid was set to be unopposed.

The statement confirming the EOI pointed out the five-nation bid’s capability to host a 32-team finals, should UEFA opt to increase the number of teams from the current 24.

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