World Soccer

UEFA sticking to Euro 2020 plans

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UEFA have insisted that they have no intention of changing their plans for this summer’s European Championsh­ip, in spite of reports emerging suggesting a deviation from the intended 12-city tournament.

In February, the president of the Albanian FA, Armand Duka claimed: “It’s possible that Euro 2020 will be played solely in England,” and a few weeks later a report by the Associated

Press claimed that UEFA could strip hosting away from certain venues if they were unable to guarantee a certain attendance. Under current COVID restrictio­ns, that would put Bilbao, Dublin and Glasgow at risk in terms of hosting matches.

Following both reports, UEFA were quick to insist: “No other plans are being pursued,” but speculatio­n is likely to continue over the coming weeks.

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Full steam ahead… Euro 2020

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