Without Anfield Road, these would be the mythical fields of Euro 2028

England and Scotland have been designated this morning by UEFA as the new venues for Europe's top national team tournament, UEFA Euro 2028, which returns to the United Kingdom after the legendary and certainly well-remembered edition in 1996, that consecrated the German National Team as champion, against the Czech Republic at the old Wembley Stadium in London.

The UEFA board of directors, has made the official announcement that reflects the unity of the United Kingdom, for this national team tournament that will continue the great national team calendar, after the 2026 World Cup, and before the 2030 World Cup between Spain, Morocco, Portugal, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, the centenary edition as cataloged by FIFA.

One of the big surprises for this event, was the non-possibility that one of the most legendary fields in the Premier League and home of Liverpool FC, one of the largest and most popular clubs in the world, will not host the event, we are talking about the legendary Anfield Road, home of the reds in one of the most football-loving cities in all of England; In its replacement and according to the organization of the contest will be, the new and luxurious Everton FC stadium, which is under construction, and is expected to be inaugurated next season. This Course is located in King's Dock within the city of Liverpool.

Another of the fields that will appear on the list in addition to the well-known Wemebley Stadium will be St James Park, a venue that will be expanded according to what is projected by Newcastle. who will seek to expand their venue. to a capacity of around 65 and 70 thousand fans. Being one of the temples of English football, and the non-designation of Anfield, being quite particularly surprising, who loses the option not only because of its fan capacity, but also because of the measurements of the pitch, which for UEFA events are the standard measurement 105 meters by 68, but in Liverpool's home, they are only 101 meters long, an unusual number that rules them out of the Euro Cup as a host stadium.

The venues called by UEFA for Euro 2028

Matches will be played at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, Wembley Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Manchester City's Etihad Stadium, St. James' Park in Newcastle, Villa Park in Birmingham, Hampden Park in Glasgow and The Aviva Stadium in Dublin, plus Everton's new stadium and Casement Park in Belfast are also included, but have not yet been built. The organization will make nearly 3 million tickets available to host this party in the summer of 2028.