THREE Lions fans were left fuming as the FA has reportedly requested for Wembley to host ALL of England’s Euro 2028 fixtures.
The five-nation British Isles bid – featuring England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland – was accepted by Uefa this week.
The original plans include six venues across England – Wembley, Villa Park, St James’ Park, the Etihad, Everton’s in-construction new home at Bramley Moore Dock and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
BUT now Gareth Southgate’s side are set to be given the chance to play all their Euro 2028 matches at Wembley.
The commercial benefits of staging England matches there are likely to see the FA get their way.
The other home nations will also lobby Uefa to play their own fixtures at their national stadiums, assuming they qualify.
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With Casement Park in Belfast, Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, Hampden Park in Glasgow and Cardiff’s Principality Stadium the non-English venues to be awarded matches.
But England fans have blasted the proposition.
One supporter wrote: “How boring is that!”
A second added: “That’s totally wrong. I’d prefer it went around the country.”
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A third fan said: “So they expect England fans to travel to London?”
A fourth declared: “Absolutely embarrassing.”
The Three Lions will stage 28 of the 51 matches, including both semi-finals and the final at Wembley.
With Wembley originally expected to get eight games including both semi-finals and the final.
Big stadiums to miss out are Manchester United’s Old Trafford, West Ham’s London Stadium and Liverpool’s Anfield.
A final decision on the match schedule for Euro 2028 will not be discussed until after next summer’s Euros, when the qualification process for the tournament will be decided.
FA chief executive Mark Bullingham confirmed that all the host nations wanted to go through qualifying, but Uefa will keep two spots open in reserve for any who fail to qualify.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
