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\n Excitement is building in Birmingham over the impact that being a 2028 Euros host city could have, with four games set for Villa Park.\n <\/p>\n
UEFA Euro 2028 was officially launched yesterday with celebration events being held across the UK and Ireland. In Birmingham, the host city logo was unveiled and the Library of Birmingham lit up to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n
The match schedule for the huge sporting event was also announced, with games set to be held in nine \u201cworld-class\u201d stadiums across eight host cities \u2013 including Birmingham.<\/p>\n
Brum is set to welcome fans for four games at Villa Park in total, with games taking place on June 11, 15, 20 and 27.<\/p>\n
Birmingham City Council has said the tournament will create \u201clong-lasting benefits for communities through an amazing celebration of top-class international football\u201d.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a launch event at the Library of Birmingham today, Councillor Mariam Khan said local Brummies would feel the benefits from their city hosting the tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re expecting to have around \u00a3117m of economic impact coming into the city, whether that\u2019s through jobs, skills or growth that benefits local businesses,\u201d Coun Khan, the cabinet member for health, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think all of those things combined is something we\u2019re really excited about, as well as that social impact and benefits to the community in terms of us being on that world stage once again, like we saw in the Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n
\u201cBirmingham was proud [during that event] and we were able to give local people an opportunity to have that sense of pride instilled in them.\u201d<\/p>\n
She went on to say that the city hosting major sporting events gives residents a \u201cboost of morale and a reason to be proud of the city\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we don\u2019t do enough to showcase and shout about how brilliant the city is,\u201d Coun Khan added.<\/p>\n
Guy Rippon, Head of Foundation and Community at Aston Villa Foundation, added the \u201ceyes of Europe and the world\u201d would be on Birmingham during the Euros.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a really good opportunity to showcase what we\u2019re all about as a city,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWith that comes the economic impact, creation of jobs, volunteering opportunities \u2013 there\u2019s a huge amount of benefit for Birmingham.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom a club perspective, obviously a lot of money is going into developing the infrastructure of the stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coun Sharon Thompson, deputy leader of Labour-run Birmingham City Council, added: \u201cThis tournament is just not about delivering an unforgettable summer of football on the pitch but creating lasting social and economic benefits for our residents and businesses beyond the pitch.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Francesco Calvo, President of Business Operations at Aston Villa Football Club, said: \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud that Villa Park has been selected as a host venue for UEFA Euro 2028 and today\u2019s celebration events only add to that pride.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving previously hosted international tournament matches, we look forward to welcoming Europe\u2019s elite to our home once again.\u201d<\/p>\n
The tournament is set to begin at the National Stadium of Wales, Cardiff, on Friday June 9 before reaching its conclusion with the final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, July 9.<\/p>\n
Villa Park expansion plans<\/p>\n
Aston Villa\u2019s plans to expand the North Stand at Villa Park were given the green light by council planners earlier this year.<\/p>\n
A council report said the plans would complete a vision \u201cthat ensures Villa Park is not only a top-tier football stadium but also a year-round destination for fans and the local community\u201d.<\/p>\n
But the expansion of the stand is also required due to Birmingham being named as a host city for the 2028 Euros.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is an ambition for Villa Park (as a host stadium) to reach a spectator capacity of over 50,000 for this tournament,\u201d the report said. \u201cThis planning application is key to this being achieved.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere would be a significant inward investment throughout the Euro 2028 competition.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Excitement is building in Birmingham over the impact that being a 2028 Euros host city could have, with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":566498,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[22440,22441,855,9163,22439,748,9444,1354,393,9453,4884,14987,269,12,3669,9440,93,16823,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-566497","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-102-5","9":"tag-102-5-fm","10":"tag-birmingham","11":"tag-black-country","12":"tag-brierley-hill","13":"tag-britain","14":"tag-dab","15":"tag-dudley","16":"tag-england","17":"tag-fm","18":"tag-great-britain","19":"tag-halesowen","20":"tag-music","21":"tag-news","22":"tag-online","23":"tag-radio","24":"tag-sport","25":"tag-stourbridge","26":"tag-uk","27":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115539492137054633","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/566498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}