Bulgaria Eyes Euro 2020 Bid

Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) president Bobby Mihaylov has stated his “desire” to enter a joint bid with Romania for UEFA Euro 2020.

Mihaylov, who this week became the first Bulgarian to be elected on to UEFA’s Executive Committee, outlined a plan to host junior level tournaments before stepping up to European football’s showpiece event in nine years’ time.

"We know it'll be better to first stage some junior European Championships and then to bid for the senior men's tournament," he told reporters. "We have many friends in Romania and will take it step by step before bidding to host the Euro 2020 finals with them."

Romania has prior history in expressing an interest in the European Championships having abandoned plans to bid for Euro 2012 due to a lack of financial backing from its government.

The likes of Belgium, the Netherlands and Turkey are all reportedly interested in bidding for Euro 2020, with joint bids from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, along with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia also said to be in contention.

Source: sportbusiness.com