As England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland prepare to come together for a joint bid to host Euro 2028 there remains the hope of hosting some games on Merseyside.
But while Liverpool 's home of Anfield may soon be the fifth largest in England when work on the Anfield Road End is completed, it won't be on the final list of names to host games should UEFA give the green light to the UK and Ireland bid due to the pitch being smaller than the fixed dimensions of 105m by 68m that host stadiums must have.
While that seemingly rules out the Reds, as it has also done for Chelsea for similar reasons, the potentially major economic benefits that hosting games in major tournaments can bring could still be delivered after it emerged in a report in the Times that Everton's 52,888 stadium build at Bramley-Moore Dock remained among the list of contenders.
