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Champions League final to be moved as venue stripped of hosting privileges by UEFA | Football | Sport

UEFA are set to move the Champions League final to a new stadium after stripping the original venue of its hosting privileges. The iconic San Siro, which is shared by Italian rivals AC Milan and Inter Milan, was due to host European football’s showpiece event in 2027.

However, the stadium has been stripped of its hosting rights and will no longer serve as the venue for the match. It means UEFA will need to find a new arena which meets the requirements to host the Champions League final in three years’ time.

The governing body decided to move the fixture away from the San Siro after local authorities failed to guarantee that it would not be impacted by planned refurbishment works.

A statement read: “Municipality of Milano could not guarantee that the San Siro stadium and its surroundings…


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Irish ministers make case for Cork to host Euros game after Belfast venue axed

The Irish government is pressing the case for Cork to host a Euro 2028 game originally earmarked for Belfast.

Deputy premier and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin said Gaelic games venue Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork was being “seriously looked at” as a potential alternative venue.

Mr Martin’s party colleague, minister of state Thomas Byrne, has contacted the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) to ask that both Pairc Ui Chaoimh and the Gaelic Athletic Association’s flagship stadium at Croke Park in Dublin are put “into the mix” when it comes to reallocating the ill-fated Belfast games.

The move comes after the UK government announced on Friday that it would not be providing funding to rebuild Casement Park in Belfast in time for the Euros.

The derelict west Belfast GAA ground had…


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Ministers make case for Cork to host Euro 2028 game after Belfast venue axed

The Government is pressing the case for Cork to host a Euro 2028 game originally earmarked for Belfast.

Tánaiste and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said GAA stadium Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork was being “seriously looked at” as a potential alternative venue.

Mr Martin’s party colleague, Minister of State Thomas Byrne, has contacted the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) to ask that both Páirc Uí Chaoimh and the Gaelic Athletic Association’s flagship stadium at Croke Park in Dublin are put “into the mix” when it comes to reallocating the ill-fated Belfast games.

The move comes after the UK government announced on Friday that it would not be providing funding to rebuild Casement Park in Belfast in time for the Euros.

Micheál Martin speaks to the media at his…

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Cosm’s ‘shared reality’ venue unveils first ticketed events

Cosm is to stage the first ticketed events at its 12K+ ‘shared reality’ venue, in Los Angeles.

The immersive sports tech specialist will team up with FOX Sports to show the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024 third-placed match on 13 July and final on 14 July at its 60,000 sq metre experiential venue in Hollywood Park.

The US women’s soccer team’s forthcoming matches with Mexico and Costa Rica will also be broadcast live, in partnership with TNT Sports, on the venue’s 27m-diameter LED dome.

The venue’s soft opening took place at the end of last month for mixed martial arts event UFC 303.

Jeb Terry, Cosm’s chief executive and president, said: “Cosm will showcase FOX’s industry leading soccer coverage like never before, accentuating their innovative approach to live sports and…


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