Boris Johnson wants Russia out of contention for hosting Euro 2028
Despite his own country's candidacy, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stated that Ukraine should be given the right to hold Euro 2028 instead of Russia.
Boris Johnson
, the British Prime Minister, has slammed the idea of Russia hosting Euro 2028 as "beyond satire," proposing that the competition be granted to
Ukraine.
Despite their continuous invasion of its Eastern European neighbor, Russia made a proposal for either Euro 2028 or Euro 2032 on Wednesday.
The 2018 World Cup hosts will compete against a combined proposal from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland for the former, an Italian offer for the latter, and a bid from Turkey for either tournament.
"The idea of Russia holding any idea of football tournament or any kind of cultural event right now is beyond satire," Johnson said in Brussels, where a Nato summit addressing Vladimir Putin's invasion is taking place.
"I can’t believe that anybody would seriously consider their suggestion."
Johnson seemed to overlook that his own nation had applied for Euro 2028 when he indicated that the wisest course of action would be to hand it over to Ukraine, which co-hosted Euro 2012 with Poland.
"I think the best thing possible would be for the entire Russian forces to retire forthwith from Ukraine and hand the tournament to them," Johnson added.
defeated
Englandin a penalty shootout final at Wembley Stadium last year in the rescheduled Pan-European edition.
In September 2023, hosts for the years 2028 and 2032 will be announced, ahead of the following edition in Germany in 2024.
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