Euro Championships set to be extended to 24 teams

Published Date: 26 September 2008

UEFA could today announce plans to expand the European Championships by eight teams, from 16 to 24, according to Franz Beckenbauer.

Beckenbauer, who is vice-chairman of UEFA's development and technical assistance committee, has suggested that the proposed expansion will be rubber-stamped this morning and formally ratified by UEFA's executive committee meeting in Bordeaux.

"Yes for sure it's going to be 24 teams. There are some good reasons to do it and the European Championships will not lose any quality by that," Beckenbauer said.

Beckenbauer is not a UEFA executive committee member himself but is a European FIFA executive member who sits in on the meetings as a non-voting observer.

• Last Updated: 26 September 2008 10:58 AM
• Source: The Scotsman
• Location: Edinburgh