Scotland, Wales and possibly Republic of Ireland are considering making a late bid to host Euro 2020.
Scotland, Wales and Republic of Ireland could bid for Euros
Scotland, Wales and possibly Republic of Ireland are considering making a late bid to host Euro 2020.
The UEFA deadline for bids is midnight on May 15th, and as it stands only Turkey have officially put forward their interest.
Now Scotland and Wales, who could possibly also include Republic of Ireland, have discussed the possibility of making a bid.
Officials at the Scottish and Welsh FAs have refused to confirm or deny that a bid will be submitted but sources have confirmed that talks about bidding have taken place.
The expansion of the tournament to 24 teams however means that they would need a third country involved to provide the necessary number of top-class stadiums which is where the Republic of Ireland would come in.
A source told the Press Association: "Discussions have taken place about bidding but we would not be able to bid alone. It may need to be three countries involved."
Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan confirmed the idea of bidding for Euro 2020 had been discussed.
"I'm not able to comment publicly at this stage because it has not gone to our board but there will be an exchange of correspondence before the deadline," he told
Insidethegames.biz
"It's obviously something that has been discussed."
Asked if Scotland and Wales would be able to meet the UEFA criteria for stadiums, Regan replied: "There are other ways of skinning a cat and alternative ways of being considered for a major tournament."
A final decision is expected to be taken by the boards of the FAs involved on Wednesday.
UEFA president Michel Platini had signalled he would support Turkey's bid but only if Istanbul failed in its bid to land the Olympics in the same year.
A joint bid from Azerbaijan-Georgia, and a sole bid from Belgium - who co-hosted the event with Holland in 2000, are also thought to be considering entering the race.
