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Government backs Bilbao and Barcelona to host Women's and Men's Champions League finals

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Spain's government has endorsed Bilbao and Barcelona as potential host cities for the 2028 Women's Champions League final and the 2029 Men's Champions League final, respectively.
  • UEFA will make the final decision on the host cities in September, with Bilbao competing against Lyon, Basel, and Istanbul, and Barcelona facing competition from London's Wembley Stadium.
  • The government views hosting these finals as a demonstration of Spain's capacity for major sporting events and its commitment to equality, particularly for the women's final.

The Spanish government has officially backed Bilbao and Barcelona as the chosen cities to host the finals of the Women's Champions League in 2028 and the Men's Champions League in 2029. The final decision on these prestigious sporting events rests with UEFA, which is scheduled to announce the selected host cities in September.

Bilbao's San Mamés stadium is vying to host the 2028 women's final, facing competition from the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in France, St. Jakob Park in Basel, Switzerland, and the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. Meanwhile, Barcelona's iconic Camp Nou is a candidate for the 2029 men's final, with London's Wembley Stadium also expressing interest.

The Spanish government, through the Council of Ministers, approved these proposals at the request of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). The deadline for submitting candidacies is June 10. This endorsement highlights Spain's ambition to showcase its capability in organizing major international sporting events.

Minister of Education, Vocational Training, and Sports, Milagros Tolón, emphasized the significance of hosting these finals. She stated that securing these matches would further affirm Spain's ability to host large-scale sporting events. Tolón specifically noted that hosting the Women's Champions League final would recognize and reward the country's commitment to gender equality in sports. Barcelona's Camp Nou has prior experience hosting the men's final in 1999 and 1989, while Bilbao previously hosted the 2024 Women's Champions League final and the Europa League final last year.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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