UEFA, Saturday confirmed that the EURO 2020 will be held in different cities across the continent. Which effect will the new structure have? Great Dane Football Blog takes a look.

The President of the European Football Association, Michel Platini opened for the idea of a European championship across the continent in the summer. This weekend he confirmed that the EURO 2020 will be as he asked for. The plan is that the matches will be played in 12-13 cities, but this is yet to be confirmed.

The decision has been welcomed by many of the European nations, which can apply to be a host nation from March 2013. One of the main ideas behind the new structure is to help a Europe in financial crisis. Earlier, host nations has been left in dept after the tournament, and this should solve situations alike in the future. This is being backed up by the German sports writer Jens Weinreich in Der Spiegel:

Spreading out a tournament like in the EURO 2020, leaves hope that host countries will come out of the event on a positive note and that less stadia will stand scarcely used after the event, writes Weinreich.

However, the decision has also been met by critic from the fans, looking to spend a large amount of money travelling between the cities to see their country play. Platini has earlier been quoted:

“As you know, there are budget airlines"

However, the President has changed his mind and hopes that a solution will be found before the EURO.

The final exam will be held in 2020 and only then we can know how this will work.