Euro 2020 to take place across Europe - UEFA
- Published: 6 Dec 2012 at 23.47
- Online news: World
UEFA's executive committee has given the green light to holding the European championships in 2020 across the continent, the ruling body's secretary-general Gianni Infantino said on Thursday.
Germany's striker Cacau controls the ball during the friendly match between Switzerland and Germany in Basel in May 2012. UEFA's executive committee has given the green light to holding the European championships in 2020 across the continent, the ruling body's secretary-general Gianni Infantino said on Thursday.
Former French captain Michel Platini, who is president of UEFA, first mooted the idea of holding the tournament in a number of cities earlier this year, as a way of avoiding high costs at a time of dire financial constraints in many countries.
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