Euro 2028/Euro 2032: United Kingdom + Ireland, Italy, Turkey and... Russia have expressed interest

UEFA has received declarations of interest to host the 2028 and 2032 editions of the Euro from four potential bidders following the deadline of 23/03/2022, announced the European body on the same day.

• A joint declaration of interest was submitted by the football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales for Euro 2028.
• Russia and Turkey declared their interest in hosting either the 2028 or 2032 edition.
• Italy announced its intention to bid for Euro 2032.

UEFA announced on 16/12/2021 that it would award the organisation of the 2028 and 2032 editions of its major national team competition at the same time. Final bid proposals must be submitted by 12/04/2023, before a final decision by the Executive Committee in September 2023.

Russia's dual candidacy may come as a surprise at a time when the country has been waging war in Ukraine since 24/02/2022, which has led to it being ostracised from the world of sport by various international bodies (IOC, FIFA, UEFA). The Russian football team has been excluded from the European play-offs for the 2022…