But England still has enough grounds to host the tournament by themselves, why don’t they do that? Hosting Euro2020 across the continent hasn’t exactly looked like a stroke of genius lately, are Fifa up for multiple hosts? Politically, it works well for Fifa who had previously banned joint bids in the wake of the 2002 World Cup but have since changed their minds. So, who would a joint British/Irish bid likely to be up against? New FAI CEO Jonathan Hill certainly sounded confident last Friday when he said the bid was, in his view, credible and could well prove successful.

Source: The Irish Times March 02, 2021 11:10 UTC