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Dublin will almost certainly be stripped of its Euro 2020 hosting rights on Friday after the T\u00e1naiste Leo Varadkar admitted it was \u201ctoo soon\u201d to consider crowds at sports events.<\/p>\nDublin will almost certainly be stripped of its Euro 2020 hosting rights on Friday after the T\u00e1naiste Leo Varadkar admitted it was \u201ctoo soon\u201d to consider crowds at sports events.<\/p>\n
UEFA set an initial deadline of April 7th for the original 12 host cities to provide minimum guarantees of capacity, as it plans for at least a limited number of supporters being in attendance at the games amid the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
Nine of the cities have confirmed their plans but Dublin, along with Bilbao and Munich, have not.<\/p>\n
Mr Varadkar told Today FM on Wednesday: \u201cThe last I heard was that the organizers (UEFA) were looking at us to commit to have at least 25 per cent of the stadium full.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re cautious about that. We just think June is too soon. I think if they continue to insist on that, it will be hard for that to go ahead which is unfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n
UEFA\u2019s executive committee had initially been set to take a final decision on Euros hosting on Monday, but the decision of 12 of the continent\u2019s top clubs to announce they had signed up to a breakaway Super League forced a delay until Friday.<\/p>\n
The committee said on Monday it had tasked the UEFA administration with \u201cdrawing up concrete proposals\u201d ahead of a final decision.<\/p>\n
The Football Association said England stands ready to host additional games if asked, and it is understood UEFA would not limit itself to playing matches only at existing venues.<\/p>\n
There have also been reports that Russia may take on extra matches.<\/p>\n