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UEFA is set to switch the Champions League final to Wembley if certain assurances can be met, according to reports.<\/p>\nUEFA is set to switch the Champions League final to Wembley if certain assurances can be met, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The UK government decision to place Turkey on the high-risk \u2018red list\u2019 for international travel on Friday evening threw plans to stage the all-English May 29th showpiece in Istanbul into disarray.<\/p>\n
UK transport secretary Grant Shapps said supporters of Chelsea and Manchester City should not travel for the match, but added that the British government was \u201cvery open\u201d to staging it here.<\/p>\n
UEFA is reported to have ruled out any venue within the UK except for Wembley, and to be seeking guarantees of quarantine-free entry to the country for its delegates, along with media, sponsors and other VIPs.<\/p>\n
It also wants the Government to ensure it can match the 22,500 capacity pledged for the group stage and last 16 matches at Euro 2020, according to reports.<\/p>\n
UEFA\u2019s reported insistence on Wembley would require the Championship play-off final to be moved.<\/p>\n
It is understood the EFL would consider all options \u2014 including altering the arrangements for those fixtures to accommodate the Champions League final \u2014 should it be contacted by UEFA.<\/p>\n
That could mean the matches being played on different dates, or at alternative venues.<\/p>\n
Turkey was placed on the Government\u2019s \u2018red list\u2019 after a rise in coronavirus infections.<\/p>\n