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Ross Pilcher

Ian Maxwell vows Hampden upgrade is coming as SFA chief talks up joint Euro 2028 bid 'certainty'

Ian Maxwell has vowed that a Hampden upgrade is coming should the joint UK bid to host Euro 2028 be successful.

The Scottish FA has joined forced with their English, Welsh, Northern Irish and irish counterparts to lodge a final bod for the tournament, with Turkey the opposition ahead of UEFA’s decision in September. Hampden will be the only Scottish venue used to stage games north of the border and the SFA chief has confirmed that they will make improvements to the ground.

The home of Scottish football beat off competition from Murrayfield to remain as the national stadium a few years ago, with a pledged refurb funded by Sir Willie Haughey, along with Sir Tom Hunter. Former amateur owners of the stadium, Queen’s Park, are in the process of moving to a redeveloped Lesser Hampden, and Maxwell says there will be work done on it's big brother next door.

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