As announced, the four British football associations and the Irish football association submitted a joint bid to host the 2028 European Championship before the application deadline on Wednesday.
The European Football Union UEFA wants to announce the possible candidates for the tournament at the beginning of April, which is to be awarded together with the final round in 2032.
Christopher Becker
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Other prospects for the tournament in six years are Turkey and Russia.
The British associations and Ireland gave up their interest in the 2030 World Cup in favor of the European Championship bid and are considered the big favorites for the tournament.
A statement written by the five federations said that "Football must do everything it can to show how our sport can be a force for good - now more than ever." The wording is against the background of the Russian War of aggression against Ukraine: The executive of the Russian Football Association RFU decided on Wednesday to apply for the 2028 and 2032 European Championship finals.
UEFA rules out
British media had reported in recent weeks that a Russian bid would not be accepted by UEFA given the attack on the neighboring country.
UEFA has banned Russian teams from its international competitions.
RFU executive member Sergej Anokhin said on Wednesday according to "Sport-Express" that the Russian association had decided on applications for several tournaments.
In addition, the Turkish Football Association is once again attempting to host a European Championship.
Most recently, the application for the 2024 tournament was inferior to that of the German Football Association.
The Italian Football Association had already announced an application for the 2032 European Championship in February.
UEFA is considering enlarging the tournament again in 2028, twelve years after it was expanded to 24 teams, and henceforth holding the EM with 32 participants.