Soccer-UEFA confirms joint Italy, Turkey bid for Euro 2032, Britain and Ireland sole bidder for 2028

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the Union Europenne de Football Amateur (UEFA) is pictured before an Excecutive Committee meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

GENEVA (Reuters) - UEFA confirmed on Wednesday its receipt of a request by Italy and Turkey to merge their individual bids into one to host the 2032 European Championship, leaving Britain and Ireland as the sole bidder for the 2028 tournament.

"The award of both tournaments still requires the approval of the Executive Committee at its meeting in Nyon on 10 October," European soccer's governing body said in a statement.