Newcastle is in the running to be a host city for Euro 2028.
After the UK and Ireland launched a joint bid to UEFA to stage the major football tournament earlier this year, it has now been confirmed that council chiefs on Tyneside are working with Newcastle United to get St James’ Park included among the host stadiums. Newcastle City Council said that success would put the city “on an international stage”, but warned that the battle to be named among the limited number of venues was “extremely competitive”.
The UK and Ireland have been the favourites to host the 24-team tournament for some time and looked set to be unopposed until Turkey also lodged an initial application ahead of UEFA’s deadline in March, while a Russian bid was deemed ineligible after the invasion of Ukraine.
