Euro 2020 finally kicks off on Friday as Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal prepare to defend their title and World champions France seek a rare double a year after the tournament was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. For the first time the tournament is taking place in 11 cities across Europe instead of one or two countries despite the lingering shadow cast by Covid-19 crisis. But despite the ongoing threat, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has been bullish , insisting Euro 2020 will be safe.
“It will be the first event of global dimension to be held since the pandemic struck,” he said. “It will be the perfect opportunity to show that Europe is adapting.Europe is alive and celebrating life. Europe is back.” Each of the host cities will welcome back fans, with capacities of between 25 percent and 100 percent apart from Munich, which aims to host a minimum of 14,500 fans-around 22 percent of capacity.
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