UEFA receives record 19.3 million ticket requests for Euro 2020

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League Semi-Final Draw - Nyon, Switzerland - April 13, 2018 General view of the UEFA logo before the draw REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

(Reuters) - UEFA has received 19.3 million ticket requests during the first sales window for the 2020 European Championship, topping the 11 million record set during the same phase ahead of the 2016 edition, European soccer's governing body said on Monday.

Around 1.5 million tickets went on sale from June 12 to July 12 to the general public as part of UEFA's "fan-first" ticketing policy for the tournament.