Everton Stadium will be one of the venues in the UK and Ireland's preliminary bid to host the European Championships in 2028.
The Blues are scheduled to move into their new £500million home in the 2024/25 season and the ground on the Liverpool waterfront at Bramley-Moore Dock is part of attempts to old the tournament in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after England and Scotland both hosted some games – including the Wembley final – along with several other nations in latest edition of the competition held last summer after being delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Although Goodison Park was one of the venues when England hosted the World Cup for the only time to date in 1966, hosting three group games, a quarter-final and semi-final, it missed out to Anfield for Euro ’96. The UK and Ireland bid – up against Turkey – also includes Wembley, Old Trafford, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London Stadium, City of Manchester Stadium (Etihad), St James’ Park, Villa Park and Sunderland’s Stadium of Light from England; Dublin Arena and Croke Park from Ireland; Casement Park Stadium from Northern Ireland; Hampden Park from Scotland and the National Stadium of Wales.
