UEFA reaffirms its "commitment" to organize the Euro in the 12 cities and on the dates planned

“UEFA has reiterated its commitment to organize EURO in the 12 cities according to the schedule already published.”

This is what the European body said on Wednesday in a press release.

"UEFA is committed to organizing EURO 2020 in the 12 cities initially planned," confirms President Ceferin.

EURO is the flagship competition for national team football in Europe and is a vital source of funding for the development of grassroots and wider football.

I am optimistic that things will most likely be very different when it comes to the virus as we get closer to the tournament and it is important that we give host cities and governments as much time as possible to formulate an accurate picture of this. which will be possible in June and July. "

And the Slovenian leader added: “The fans are a big part of what makes football special and this is true for EURO as much as it is for any match.

We must give ourselves as much space as possible to allow them to return to the stadiums. "

In this regard, UEFA leaves itself until the beginning of April to receive proposals for the return of supporters to the stadiums.

Scheduled for 2020, the next European Championship is to take place from June 11 to July 11, in London (semi-finals and final at Wembley), Munich, Baku, Copenhagen, Glasgow, Bilbao, Budapest, Dublin, Rome, Amsterdam , Bucharest and Saint Petersburg.

Placed in Group F, the Blues of Didier Deschamps will face Germany successively in Munich (June 16), then Hungary (June 20) and Portugal (June 24) in Budapest.

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