The ExCo decision took place after a presentation by the UK and Ireland Football Association leaders and Welsh football star, Gareth Bale. 🇬🇧➕🇮🇪 CONFIRMED: #EURO2028 will take place in the UK and Republic of Ireland! Euro 2028 UK & Ireland will be the largest major sporting event the nations have ever jointly staged. The UK and Ireland expressed this vision as ‘Football for all. "The UK and Ireland was also awarded the Tournament based on the nations’ collective wealth of operational experience and world-class technical facilities – with a long track-record of staging successful major sporting events, including the ground-breaking UEFA Women’s EURO 2022.

Source: The Herald October 10, 2023 10:32 UTC