Business of Sport: Will Euro 2020 dividend pay off for Irish football?
Winning partial hosting rights to Euro 2020 was a big coup for the FAI, writes John Fallon.
While the FAI can rightly be proud of its successful Euro 2020 hosting bid, the real challenge lies in attempting to translate the award into a cure for Irish football’s financial ills.
Dublin has been named as one of 13 cities granted the honour of staging the pan-European tournament. This is a one-off change from the traditional format of one nation hosting the month-long football festival.
The Aviva-sponsored Lansdowne Road will be the ...