Tuesday 24 April 2018 12:41, UK
The German Football Association (DFB) has submitted its bid to host the European Championships in 2024.
DFB president Reinhard Grindel handed over the association's bid documents to UEFA on Tuesday alongside bid ambassador and former Germany and Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm.
Germany, who have won the Euros on three occasions and finished runners-up to Spain at the tournament in 2008, submitted their dossier ahead of UEFA's April 27 deadline. The country last hosted the competition in 1988 and staged the World Cup in 2006.
"We are submitting an excellent bid concept for a perfectly organised tournament, which offers a great opportunity for UEFA to further develop European football," Grindel told uefa.com.
"Euro 2024 staged in the heart of Europe will enable all of the participants to be given the best possible support by their fans.
"At the same time, we are building bridges between people of different nations, and are making an important contribution to bringing alive both the values of football and those of a modern civil society."
Lahm, who won the World Cup with the national team in 2014, added: "As a player, I took part in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. I am certain that we will once again feel great enthusiasm and create a new spirit of solidarity at Euro 2024.
"We are cosmopolitan hosts, we have modern stadiums and good infrastructures. Football is at home with us. I know that Euro 2024 will be a great football festival for everyone in Europe - because we are all 'United By Football'."
UEFA say they will start to evaluate bids in the coming weeks, with the Turkish Football Federation also scheduled to submit its bid for the tournament later this week.
The governing body's executive committee will then meet in Nyon to vote on who has won the right to host the Euros on September 27.
