{"id":77522,"date":"2023-03-24T15:08:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T15:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=77522"},"modified":"2023-03-25T11:11:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T11:11:37","slug":"cardiffs-bid-to-host-euro-2028-games-edges-a-step-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/03\/24\/cardiffs-bid-to-host-euro-2028-games-edges-a-step-closer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff&#8217;s bid to host Euro 2028 games edges a step closer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welsh authorities want Cardiff to host the opening game as well as fixtures &#8216;at the business end&#8217; of the major football tournament<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>CARDIFF has edged one step closer to becoming a host city for Euro 2028 as Welsh authorities push to host the tournament\u2019s opening game at the Principality Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Football Associations for England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have prepared a joint bid to host the tournament, set to involve 24 of Europe\u2019s best national teams, in the summer of 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the latest boost for the bid, Cardiff Council scrutinised the proposal on Tuesday before the cabinet gave the green light on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK and Ireland must submit their final bid by the deadline on April 12 with Uefa set to announce who will host Euro 2028 in September or October. The only other contender to host the event is T\u00fcrkiye, which has made unsuccessful bids to host the last four editions of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council Cabinet member for Culture and Events, Jennifer Burke, said: \u201cThe bid would showcase the city, building on its reputation as an international events destination, bringing longer-term benefits for tourism. Importantly, it would also expand opportunities for people in Cardiff to participate in sport and physical activity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh men\u2019s national team\u2019s major tournament success in recent years has handed them stays in France, Azerbaijan, Italy and Qatar, but many of those historic games took place under travel restrictions or in hard to reach places for the Red Wall fans. Hosting Euro 2028 would offer Wales the opportunity to play at a major tournament in front of their roaring home crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody needs reminding of the atmosphere generated at the two play-offs at the Cardiff City Stadium, which booked Wales\u2019 place at the World Cup last year &#8211; but qualification for Wales won&#8217;t be a given as a host nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dafyddiwan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dafyddiwan<\/a> a little wetter than at the Austrian game! The passion shown by the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Redwalll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Redwalll<\/a> was incredible. What a rendition \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TogetherStronger?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TogetherStronger<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WALUKR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WALUKR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YmaOHyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#YmaOHyd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5vRX9vRLwV\">pic.twitter.com\/5vRX9vRLwV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; GarethJones\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f (@Gashy76) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gashy76\/status\/1533537454153777152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Uefa did not afford the luxury of automatic qualification to any of the 11 host nations of Euro 2020 \u2013 a special 60th-anniversary edition of the tournament, which Covid delayed until summer 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uefa is reluctant to provide more than two automatic places at Euro 2028 for the host nations, which may leave the five football associations involved in the UK and Ireland bid with some negotiating to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Peter Bradbury was in the Council\u2019s cabinet when Cardiff won the bid for the 2017 Champions League final as well as an unsuccessful bid to be one of the Euro 2020 host cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think England should just let Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland qualify and if they\u2019re that good they can qualify for it themselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Cardiff equipped to host a major tournament? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2017 the Champions League final brought at least 300,000 visitors and \u00a345m into the city with hotels, restaurants, bars and tourist attractions all benefitting from the showpiece event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Peter Wong, who chairs the council\u2019s Culture and Economy Scrutiny Committee, says that Cardiff\u2019s Champions League final was a \u201cmasterclass\u201d in limiting city centre congestion and crowds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was in town at the time and spoke to quite a number of fans. Some people were staying in Gloucester, some people were staying in London \u2013 and then travelling in for the day,\u201d Coun Wong says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But while the Champions League final constituted one match on one day, hosting matches at Euro 2028 would mean a \u201csustained presence\u201d in the city over a number of weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coun Wong says that transport capabilities and long-term finances are chief among Cardiff Council\u2019s concerns at this stage, though he was \u201creassured\u201d by the scrutiny committee\u2019s discussions on Tuesday, March 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some questioned the city\u2019s ability to host major events when an Ed Sheeran concert at the Principality Stadium last May caused a 15-mile standstill on the M4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think the problem with the audience for the Ed Sheeran concert was that they\u2019re not used to the large Cardiff events. Because we have games at the Six Nations every year with an entirely full Principality Stadium and there\u2019s no issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you have sixty-thousand people in a given space then you can\u2019t expect to be out in ten minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How would hosting benefit Welsh football? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The men\u2019s side has netted the FAW around \u00a328.7m from their last three major tournament appearances, including \u00a37.6m ($9m) for their winless group stage exit from Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAW can use this money to improve infrastructure, facilities and employment opportunities at every level of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"389\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/image-4.png 519w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/image-4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/image-4-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/image-4.png 519w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/image-4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/image-4-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Just last year, FAW chief executive Noel Mooney said he was \u201chorrified\u201d by the state of some facilities in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAW has committed to spending at least \u00a320m in Welsh football facilities by 2026 as part of the six-year Our Wales strategy. It has spent \u00a32.98m since 2021, including a \u00a3185,000 grant for Cardiff City\u2019s new training centre in Llanrumney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coun Bradbury is also a proud supporter of Caerau Ely FC, who play in the Ardal South West league in the third tier of Welsh football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSuccess on the field generates a lot of interest in the community game. Our numbers are up at Caerau in terms of kids wanting to play football and it\u2019s massively important, I think, for the community game, to have these sorts of events on our doorstep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf kids are playing football, or they\u2019re playing sport, they\u2019re not involved in crime or disorder and it\u2019s an opportunity for employment and training. For me, that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about. Giving kids from our area a better opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAW has also set out participation targets with ambitious goals for expanding the women\u2019s game. They want to have 20,000 registered female players by 2026, up from just over 11,500 at the time of writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Association also wants to nearly double the number of \u2018game changers\u2019 on their books \u2013 coaches, referees and volunteers \u2013 from just over 18,400 at the time of writing to 30,000 by 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hitting these targets would take the FAW\u2019s total membership from the current size of around 130,000 now to 150,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/m5M2m\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"900\" height=\"1500\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/m5M2m\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"900\" height=\"1500\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<p>A successful UK and Ireland bid is likely to inspire more people to get involved in the prelude to the tournament in 2028 \u2013 especially if FAW membership is a prerequisite to watching the national team at the Principality Stadium at Euro 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The grassroots game will also hope they reap some of the rewards of a successful UK and Ireland bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf we can get more people going to grassroots games and make them more financially viable, that would be very helpful,\u201d said Coun Bradbury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While there are question marks over how the blockbuster tournament could affect the grassroots game, councillors are confident about Cardiff\u2019s ability to host blockbuster events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t forget we used to host FA Cup finals while Wembley was being built,&#8221; Coun Wong reflected. &#8220;And that was always a positive experience, despite the fact that football fans can be a bit leery. 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