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Ireland and UK set to host Euro 2028 after Turkey withdraws bid

Irish and UK bid to be ratified by Uefa next Tuesday

Turkey’s withdrawal from the bidding process means Ireland’s bid will be ratified next Tuesday. Picture: Inpho/Ryan Byrne

Turkey has withdrawn its bid to host Euro 2028.

The decision by Turkey to exit the bidding process means the combined bid by Ireland and the UK will now be unopposed at the ratification vote.

The bid to host the football tournament will be formally ratified in Nyon, Switzerland, next Tuesday.

The joint bid by the FAI, Irish Football Association, and the football associations of England, Scotland and Wales was formally announced in February of ...