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UEFA Say it Has Contingency Plan for Euro 2020 Final

The UEFA Euro 2020 trophy on Sant'Angelo bridge, Rome, Italy, April 20, 2021. (AFP)
The UEFA Euro 2020 trophy on Sant'Angelo bridge, Rome, Italy, April 20, 2021. (AFP)
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UEFA Say it Has Contingency Plan for Euro 2020 Final

The UEFA Euro 2020 trophy on Sant'Angelo bridge, Rome, Italy, April 20, 2021. (AFP)
The UEFA Euro 2020 trophy on Sant'Angelo bridge, Rome, Italy, April 20, 2021. (AFP)

UEFA says it has a contingency plan to replace Wembley as the host for the final of Euro 2020 unless the British government agrees to exempt travelling foreign fans from 10-day quarantine rules.

Tournament organizers have been in negotiations with the government after it postponed plans to end COVID-19 restrictions on June 21.

The Times newspaper reported on Friday that Budapest was the alternative venue being considered if Wembley was not able to accept travelling supporters.

The London stadium is scheduled to host both semi-finals and the final.

"There is always a contingency plan but we are confident that the final week (of matches) will be held in London," UEFA said in a statement.

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Amorim Says He Would Have 63-Year-Old GK Coach on Bench for Man United Rather Than Rashford 

Manchester United's Portuguese head coach Ruben Amorim shouts instructions to the players from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Manchester United at Craven Cottage in London on January 26, 2025. (AFP)
Manchester United's Portuguese head coach Ruben Amorim shouts instructions to the players from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Manchester United at Craven Cottage in London on January 26, 2025. (AFP)
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Amorim Says He Would Have 63-Year-Old GK Coach on Bench for Man United Rather Than Rashford 

Manchester United's Portuguese head coach Ruben Amorim shouts instructions to the players from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Manchester United at Craven Cottage in London on January 26, 2025. (AFP)
Manchester United's Portuguese head coach Ruben Amorim shouts instructions to the players from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Manchester United at Craven Cottage in London on January 26, 2025. (AFP)

Ruben Amorim says he would rather have Manchester United’s goalkeeper coach in his squad than Marcus Rashford after appearing to question the 27-year-old’s commitment to the club.

Out-of-favor Rashford has not played for his hometown club since Dec. 12 and seems firmly out in the cold under the United manager after again not making the squad for the 1-0 win at Fulham in the Premier League.

Amorim went as far as saying that 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital is more likely to gain minutes than the England forward.

“It’s always the same reason (why Rashford is not playing),” Amorim said Sunday on the eve of his 40th birthday. “The reason is the training, what I think a footballer should do in training, in life and every day. If things don’t change, I will not change.

“It’s the same situation for every player. If you do the maximum and the right things then we can use every player.

“Today on the bench we missed a bit of pace to change the game but I prefer it like this, I will put (in) Vital before I put (in) a player who doesn’t give the maximum every day, so I will not change in that department.”

Rashford, who campaigned against child poverty during the COVID pandemic, posted “Congratulations on the win lads” on social media.