Uefa have rubber-stamped the United Kingdom and Ireland as the hosts of the 2028 European Championships, with Everton's new stadium among the venues chosen for the tournament.
The formality of confirming the British Isles' bid successful came today, a week after Turkey dropped out of the running in order to stage the 2032 competition with Italy instead.
The Blues' new ground was officially selected among the six stadiums in England that went into the bid in April and with construction due to be completed next year, Bramley-Moore Dock will follow Goodison Park in hosting matches at a major international tournament.
Everton and Republic of Ireland captain Seamus Coleman was at the new stadium with Jordan Pickford today to celebrate the announcement.
“It’s great for the city of Liverpool and for us as a club, and what a stadium to be a part of it," Coleman said. "Obviously, being Irish as well I’m delighted to see they are a part of it, so it’s a great day all round.
“The new stadium here is incredible and how it has all come together is a credit to everyone involved. We’ve watched it all come together through photos and videos, but to be down here to see it and imagine the atmosphere is incredible and it will be a very proud day for everyone involved when we kick a ball for the first time.
“Goodison is special and always will be, but it’s up to us to make new memories here. It’s definitely a more modern stadium and it’s very exciting for the club.”
Meanwhile, Pickford, England's first-choice goalkeeper who will be hoping to still hold that status in five years' time said: “We have so many memories of Goodison, but hopefully we can create our own memories here. It’s some project and everyone working on it is doing an amazing job.”
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2 Posted 10/10/2023 at 17:22:54
Now a new generation will get to see Everton and international teams play in a world-class stadium.
Just as previous generations did in the Grand Old Lady in their and her day.
3 Posted 10/10/2023 at 18:56:19
4 Posted 10/10/2023 at 19:28:24
A world cup must be on the horizon for England/ UK we would surely be selected for that too.
I hope whoever the new owners are, really push the use of the facilities on non matchdays. I'd go and watch an England game in a tournament at the new ground, in a bar, on a big screen in stand ??
Kids parties, adult parties, celebrating any occasion could be held in all the venues at the ground.
There's so many opportunities for the club to generate income that we've never had a chance of before.
This is where the appointment of leaders in this type of field need to be brought in , this is probably our last opportunity to bridge the gap, the gap that is forever getting wider from those clubs at the top of the tree.
Let's take it!!!
6 Posted 10/10/2023 at 19:34:55
Liverpool FC ground does not reach the required length for the European Championship.
The pitch length needs to be 105 metres, theirs is
only 101 metres.
Must be different rules for league sides playing in a
European competition.
7 Posted 10/10/2023 at 19:43:13
8 Posted 10/10/2023 at 19:44:16
10 Posted 10/10/2023 at 19:51:31
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13 Posted 10/10/2023 at 20:34:57
15 Posted 10/10/2023 at 22:00:36
Much had gone wrong during Moshiri's tenure. His single enduring achievement will be the new stadium which will ensure his place in the club's and the city's history.
16 Posted 10/10/2023 at 22:37:45
17 Posted 10/10/2023 at 23:19:29
18 Posted 10/10/2023 at 23:54:09
19 Posted 11/10/2023 at 01:11:03
One can wish for miracles. :-)
21 Posted 11/10/2023 at 13:37:29
We need to make sure that visiting supporters realise that we are 'the originals', the first team in the city and that the imposters in red are just upstarts and late comers to the party.
It was scandalous that we missed the amazing opportunity that Eurovision presented. 100,000 visitors to the city went away thinking that there was only one club in Liverpool and they didn't play in blue. This was an absolutely criminal oversight on our part, and one that we cannot afford to repeat.
22 Posted 11/10/2023 at 13:38:48
23 Posted 11/10/2023 at 13:59:29
24 Posted 11/10/2023 at 14:16:51
25 Posted 11/10/2023 at 14:40:54
26 Posted 11/10/2023 at 17:26:01
Still pissed off with that as Portugal were the best team at that World Cup!
27 Posted 11/10/2023 at 17:32:55
Hopefully in 2028 Kenwright will be elsewhere so won't have any connections to Everton.
29 Posted 11/10/2023 at 18:05:04
It's been the Everton Stadium ever since the club dedicated its own website and logo — along with that 'All' marketing campaign a long while back.
Bramley-Moore is strictly the name of the dock they filled in to build it. Not the name of the stadium. Bramley Moore (no hyphen) is the name of the pub opposite.
30 Posted 11/10/2023 at 18:22:18
31 Posted 11/10/2023 at 18:35:12
32 Posted 11/10/2023 at 20:22:52
To many supporters, myself included, in the same way I'd always have called it Goodison Park even if we'd found a sponsor for the Grand Old Lady, it'll probably always be Bramley-Moore Dock to me regardless of any corporate label.
For the sake of variety in writing on this site, I'll probably refer to it both ways.
33 Posted 11/10/2023 at 20:35:21
Not a great deal of confidence that they'll all be playing for Everton, mind. Perhaps Euro24...
34 Posted 11/10/2023 at 21:09:30
Fair enough, my mistake, however, in the report I was referring to produced by the BBC it reported:
Everton's Bramley-Moore Dock stadium is set to be finished in late 2024.
Of course, it probably should read Everton's stadium, on the site of the Bramley-Moore Dock?
35 Posted 12/10/2023 at 08:36:42
Who knows? The club and sponsors will decide that.
I'd be happy with the Everton Stadium.
The stands naming as discussed with many stalwarts on here:
Goodison
Prince Rupert's
Trinity
St Luke's
I'm sure there are more suggestions out there.
A statue to the 80s side. Then decide what we do with Dixie and the Holy Trinity. Continuously torn on that one.
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