- Title: Euro 2020: Profile of London and Glasgow
- Date: 30th May 2021
- Summary: GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 6, 2021) (REUTERS) CLYDE ARC BRIDGE VARIOUS OF THE GLASGOW CATHEDRAL TENEMENT BLOCK VARIOUS OF HAMPDEN PARK STADIUM TRAFFIC ON STREET GEORGE SQUARE SCOTTISH SALITIRE FLAG STATUE OF SCOTTISH POET ROBERT BURNS PIGEONS SIGN ON BUILDING, READING (English): "PEOPLE MAKE GLASGOW" VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING ON PEDESTRIANISED SHOPPING STREET (SOUNDBITE) (English) 22-YEAR-OLD STUDENT, RONAN WELCH, SAYING: "Probably a bit bonkers, but I'm really looking forward to it. And the beer gardens, I'm glad they're open, put it that way. It's an exciting time. Exciting football and it's good to see Scotland playing on the big stage." PEOPLE ON STREET (SOUNDBITE) (English) 32-YEAR-OLD ARCHITECT, ANDREW STRACHAN, SAYING: "Probably not as much as had we been able to attend freely. I think there's still gonna be a little bit of kind of concern about going into public spaces to celebrate. At least from my point of view there is. I would imagine for a lot of people it will be the same. I know even coming out today I'm wearing my mask outside. I think we're still a little bit away from seeing the pubs and bars overflowing which we would have normally seen. So, it's put a bit of a dampener on the whole thing. At least for me anyway." PEOPLE ON STREET VARIOUS OF MURALS ON WALLS HOUSING ESTATE VIEW OF CITY SKYLINE FROM GLASGOW NECROPOLIS
- Embargoed: 13th June 2021 17:03
- Keywords: Euro 2020 Euro 2020 tournament Glasgow Hampden Park London Wembley Wembley Stadium city profile football soccer
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND / GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND / GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Europe,Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA00CEF1N327
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Group D takes you to the United Kingdom where London and Glasgow are the host cities, including for a match where age-old bitter rivals England and Scotland will take each other on at Wembley Stadium.
London is full of famous landmarks from Buckingham Palace to Big Ben that towers over the Houses of Parliament, from the London Eye to the Shard.
Wembley Stadium has gained Dublin's last-16 match, taking its total number of fixtures to eight which include the semi-finals and final. There will be a minimum capacity of 25% for the group matches and last 16, with a decision on higher capacity for the semis and final expected in early June. Wembley's full capacity is 90,000.
Around 21,000 fans of English teams Chelsea and Leicester City were able to watch their teams battle it out at the FA Cup final in mid-May - the biggest crowd in England since March 2020.
Trafalgar Square will be transformed into a fanzone for the tournament. Giant screens will be set up in the iconic square for a limited number of fans who will have to socially distance as they cheer on their national team until restrictions are due to loosen in the UK from June 21.
The UK has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic and is known for being a country where football brings people together. Londoners said they were hopeful that the capital being the main location for the Euros will bring some much-needed joy and hope for the country.
Meanwhile, Glasgow's Hampden Park will allow around 12,000 fans in the stadium. It will be Scotland's first international tournament since the 1998 World Cup.
Glasgow, Britain's third biggest city, is about an hour's drive west from the Scottish capital Edinburgh and is also due to host the COP26 climate summit in November. People in Glasgow had a level of concern about gatherings of people that the Euros are likely to bring, although there are plans for a fanzone with up to 6,000 soccer lovers on Glasgow Green from June 11.
England and Scotland will face Croatia and the Czech Republic in Group D.
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