UPDATE - Turkiye officially applies for candidacy to host EURO 2028

UPDATES WITH RUSSIA'S CANDIDACY, ADDS DETAILS, CHANGES IN DECK

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) – The Turkish Football Federation on Wednesday submitted its bid to host the 2028 European Football Championship.

*There are now three official candidates to host the 18th edition of the tournament.

Earlier in the day, the UK and the Republic of Ireland submitted a joint bid to host the UEFA EURO 2028.

In a joint statement on Wednesday, the Football Associations of England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales announced that the expression of interest to host the competition has been submitted.

- Russia among candidates to host EURO 2028

*The UEFA confirmed that the Russian football federation has registered its interest in hosting the European competition in either 2028 or 2032.

*"Russia and Turkey declared their interest in hosting either the 2028 or 2032 edition of UEFA’s flagship national team competition, while Italy announced its intention to bid for UEFA EURO 2032," the statement said.

*All Russian clubs and national teams are suspended from both FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice in response to Russia's war on Ukraine.

The UEFA will announce the hosts for both competitions in September 2023.

In 2018, Turkiye and Germany were the candidate countries for the EURO 2024. The UEFA Executive Committee chose Germany as the country received the majority of the votes.