UEFA 2020

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

to be played across Europe

 

 

d****eads

[schmuckdonald]

That was fast.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Have the broad strokes of the logistics been disclosed i.e. 4 groups with a country hosting each group.

 

2 different countries getting 2 QF's and a SF each.

 

Final will probably be sold to Qatar to maximise revenues because Europan football has broad appeal.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

disclosed? Probably haven't even been discussed

[Nerik]

Would be great if all venues etc. were picked at random

 

e.g

 

GROUP A

 

England

Spain

Austria

Sweden

 

England vs Spain in Turkey

Austra vs Sweden in Portugal

England vs Austria in Norway

Spain vs Sweden in Romania

England vs Sweden in Italy

Austria vs Spain in Russia

 

 

1/4 final draw will then have the venue drawn too:

 

So it is France vs Portugal and the venue is...........................................................Athens!

[Wunderbar]

Great idea imo.

 

Will be like watching CL with international teams in the summer.

[aka Dus]

No, s*** idea. Don't like this at all.

 

Infantino said the bidding process for the host cities would start in March and would take a year with decisions made in the spring of 2014.

 

KERCHING!!!!!

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Bribing process, not bidding

[yellow jumper]

it's obviously totally cynical, and pretty s*** for the committed fans who'll want to follow their country around. although having said that it is quite sly as you could, and they no doubt will, sell it as bringing international football to more people.

 

from a totally selfish point of view if it means i get to see some great international teams that much more easily because they are playing in london or manchester or glasgow or wherever, it's not so bad. but then i've only ever been to one off games at tournaments anyway. and i'm not that bothered about seeing one country over another.

Edited December 6, 2012 by yellow jumper

[muleskinner]

Be a s*** world cup followed by a s*** euros.

[aka Dus]

I'm not surprised that Uefa wouldn't get that a key selling point of their own product is a tournament held within a defined area to be enjoyed off the pitch as much as on it by hundreds of thousands of visitors. They're only interested in the TV audience, like the rest of football.

[Wunderbar]

I'm not surprised that Uefa wouldn't get that a key selling point of their own product is a tournament held within a defined area to be enjoyed off the pitch as much as on it by hundreds of thousands of visitors. They're only interested in the TV audience, like the rest of football.

 

Naw they want to make it like the money spinning CL

[épieur]

what an absolutely dreadful idea.

[muleskinner]

A one off apparently. Who had bid?

[aka Dus]

Turkey.

 

Was talk of a Celtic bid too, Scotland, the Irelands, Wales. Just talk though.

[Cobs]

f*** the fans!

[jimbolala]

Very environmentally friendly

[John am Rhein]

Be a s*** world cup followed by a s*** euros.

 

and then both will be permanently cancelled

[muleskinner]

and then both will be permanently cancelled

 

They are both brilliant when done well, these 2 will be s***.

[Epic Swindle]

f*** the fans!

 

 

Corporates are the real fans!