Italy gets spectator guarantee for Euros, Germany hopeful
Football | April 14, 2021 14:36 ISTItaly's federation FIGC said the government has agreed that the Olympic Stadium in Rome can be filled to 25 per cent of its capacity.
Italy's federation FIGC said the government has agreed that the Olympic Stadium in Rome can be filled to 25 per cent of its capacity.
UEFA said the cap on stadiums being 30% full, which was imposed in October, was no longer needed. Local officials have the ultimate authority.
A member of European football governing body UEFA executive committee said the goal was to stick with the 12-city plan.
The playoffs were originally scheduled for March but were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic which also forced UEFA to delay Euro 2020.
Serbia kept Norway’s feared forward Erling Haaland quiet and found its own unlikely threat in the Lazio midfielder who had not previously scored for the national team.
The 16th edition of the European Championship was scheduled to be held from June 12 to July 12 this year but the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic had forced European football's governing body UEFA to defer it to next year.
A long-standing agreement between UEFA and the European Club Association guarantees clubs at least 200 million euros (216 million) from Euro 2020 revenues to compensate for releasing players to national duty in the 2018-20 cycle.
Csanyi has told Hungarian media that October and November are options but there is still uncertainty about when football can resume in Europe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 16th edition of the European Championship was scheduled to be held from June 12 to July 12 this year but the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic had forced European football's governing body UEFA to defer it to next year.
The European Championships, which were scheduled to take place in 2020, were postponed to the next year amid the outbreak of COVID-19.
The 2021 Club World Cup is a brand new tournament, which will be held every four years featuring 24 teams, replacing the seven-team annual event.
The decision came after UEFA held conference calls with its 55 member associations, the board of the European Club Association and the board of the European Leagues
Moving the tournament is inevitable in order to finish the current club season, officials of the German football clubs underlined.
The Stadio Olimpico in Rome is slated to host the opening match of Euro 2020 on June 12, plus three other games of the tournament.
The governing body is assessing the options over what to do with its flagship national teams' competition. A final decision will come when the UEFA executive committee meets on Tuesday after talks with clubs and leagues.
The group phase will start in September, after Portugal tries to retain their more significant title at the June 12-July 12 European Championship.
UEFA will be keen to ensure there is no impact of the coronavirus on the Euros, which is worth around $2 billion in revenue.
Ousmane Dembele underwent the operation on his right leg in Finland and will miss up to six months of action following a hamstring tear repair.
Germany, France and Portugal have been drawn in the same group at the 2020 European Championship in a tough start for the winners of the last three major tournaments.
Wales qualified for the Euro 2020 on Tuesday and Gareth Bale had a laugh and a dance behind a message that read: "Wales. Golf. Madrid. In That Order."
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