Soccer-UEFA says no plan to take Euro semis, final away from Wembley


Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Czech Republic Training - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - June 21, 2021 General view during training Pool via REUTERS/Matt Dunham

(Reuters) - UEFA has no plans to replace Wembley as host stadium of the Euro 2020 semi-finals and final, European soccer's governing body said, after Italian premier Mario Draghi and others called for the final to be moved from Britain due to rising COVID-19 cases there.

The United Kingdom recorded 10,633 new cases of COVID-19 and five deaths on Monday, taking its toll to 4.63 million confirmed cases and 127,976 total deaths, according to a Reuters tally.

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