Aviva Stadium ‘open for business’ after UK government pulls Casement Park funding

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FAI interim chief hopes Aviva Stadium may host fixtures which had been set for the Belfast stadium

FAI interim chief executive David Courell has declared the Aviva Stadium “open for business” following Friday’s announcement by the UK government that €470 million needed to rebuild

Euro 2028 will be played across nine venues – Wembley and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Everton Stadium in Liverpool, St James’ Gate in Newcastle, Hampden Park in Glasgow, Principality Stadium in Cardiff, City of Manchester Stadium, Villa Park in Birmingham and the Aviva. “We are absolutely open for business. The ‘Dublin Arena’ is there and if Uefa decide to reallocate games we would welcome the opportunity to host more.”

“It’s 12 years since we had a club go out of business,” said McGuinness. “It’s seven years since we had a payment issue, with Bray.

 

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