Lovely to have you with us. We start with football, where its been confirmed that euro 2028 will be hosted by the uk and ireland. The five nation bid ran unopposed and european footballs governing body, uefa, confirmed the selection on tuesday morning. That was in switzerland. Wembley is set to host the final with cardiffs Principality Stadium likely to have the opening match. Northern irelands Casement Park is also included and is the only stadium in the bid to be built from scratch. Their Chief Executive says being involved is a huge moment for irish football. This is fantastic news. We have been part of the bed from the beginning. We are looking forward to hosting part of the worlds third biggest sporting tournament in five years time and it will be transformational for northern ireland. People would have laughed if 25 years ago we had said we would be hosting part of what is a fantastic Football Tournament in our country. So, it is going to transform the country, it will be good ne
Stadium likely to have the opening match. Northern irelands Casement Park is also included and is the only stadium in the bid to be built from scratch. Their Chief Executive says being involved is a huge moment for irish football. This is fantastic news. We have been part of the bed from the beginning. We are looking forward to hosting part of the worlds third biggest sporting tournament in five years time and it will be transformational for northern ireland. People would have laughed if 25 years ago we had said we would be hosting part of what is a fantastic Football Tournament in our country. So, it is going to transform the country, it will be good news and were looking forward to it. England were one of the 11 countries to host euro 2020, with wembley hosting the final. But that game was overshadowed by trouble pre match which saw over 2000 people get into the stadium illegally, after breaching disabled access gates and emergency fire doors. Fa chair Debbie Hewitt insists the organ
Lovely to have you with us. Lets start, then, with football, where it has been confirmed that euro 2028 will be hosted by the uk and ireland. The five nation bid ran unopposed and european footballs governing body, uefa, confirmed the selection on tuesday morning. Wembley is set to host the final, with cardiffs Principality Stadium likely to have the opening match. Northern irelands Casement Park is also included and is the only stadium in the bid to be built from scratch. Their Chief Executive says being involved is a huge moment for irish football. This is fantastic news. Weve been part of the bid from the beginning. Were looking forward to hosting part of the worlds third biggest Sporting Tournament in five years time, and it will be transformational for northern ireland. And people would have laughed if, 25 years ago, wed have said, were going to be hosting part of what is a fantastic Football Tournament in our country. So its going to transform our country, its going to be good ne