Italy, France, Turkey, And Norway/Sweden Battle To Host UEFA Euro 2016
Italy, France, Turkey, And Norway/Sweden Battle To Host UEFA Euro 2016UEFA have announced that five countries have come forward wanting to host the 2016 European Championship Finals...
UEFA has announced that March 9 was the deadline for Football Associations to submit their requests to host the 2016 European Championship Finals.
According to a press release from European football’s governing body, “France, Italy, and Turkey have informed UEFA they wish to submit a single bid, while a joint bid will be presented by Norway/Sweden.”
The process now continues, with UEFA looking at the infrastructure and experience of each of the candidates, and presenting them with the requirements expected of them.
“A second phase, starting on or about 3 April 2009 with the distribution of the bid requirements, will allow the candidates to develop their bid dossiers, which they will have to present to UEFA by 15 February 2010.”
After that stage of the process, UEFA and its experts will visit each candidate, and provide written evaluations of their suitability, with a final decision being made at the end of May 2010.
Sweden, Italy and France have all hosted World Cups, the Scandinavians in 1958, Italy in 1990 and France eight years later.
If Norway and Sweden’s bid is successful, it would be the fourth time finals have been jointly hosted. Belgium and Holland first did so in 2000, Austria and Switzerland eight years afterwards and Poland and the Ukraine will do so in three years time.
Turkey was the venue for Liverpool’s Champions League final comeback against Milan in 2005, and Istanbul is also hosting this year’s UEFA Cup final on May 20.
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