Italy to host Nations League finals next year-UEFA
VIDEO SHOWS: FILE FOOTAGE OF THE ALLIANZ STADIUM IN TURIN AND THE SAN SIRO STADIUM IN MILAN, RECENT AND FILE FOOTAGE OF THE FRANCE NATIONAL TEAM, FILE FOOTAGE OF THE BELGIUM, ITALY AND SPAIN NATIONAL TEAMS
SHOWS:
TURIN, ITALY (FILE - OCTOBER 4, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
1. EXTERIOR OF ALLIANZ STADIUM - JUVENTUS' HOME GROUND - WITH ROAD LEADING UP TO ENTRANCE FOR TEAM BUSES
TURIN, ITALY (FILE - MARCH 12, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
2. EXTERIOR OF STADIUM
3. JUVENTUS SIGN
4. EXTERIOR OF STADIUM, SIGN FOR "JUVENTUS STORE" ON WALL
5. SIGN ON EXTERIOR OF STADIUM, READING (English): "END OF THE MATCH"
TURIN, ITALY (FILE - JUNE 12, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
6. PUDDLE OF WATER ON PATH NEAR TO THE ALLIANZ STADIUM
7. SIGN ON SIDE OF STADIUM, READING: "ALLIANZ STADIUM"
8. EXTERIOR OF STADIUM
9. ALLIANZ STADIUM LOGO ON SIDE OF STADIUM
10. EXTERIOR OF STADIUM
11. CLOSED TURNSTILES AND GATES OUTSIDE THE STADIUM
12. EXTERIOR OF STADIUM
MILAN, ITALY (FILE - MARCH 12, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
13. VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF THE SAN SIRO
MILAN, ITALY (FILE - MARCH 8, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
14. TICKET OFFICE / EXTERIOR OF THE SAN SIRO
MILAN, ITALY (FILE - MARCH 1, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
15. VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF THE SAN SIRO
MILAN, ITALY (FILE - MAY 27, 2016) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
16. VARIOUS REAL MADRID AND ATLETICO MADRID PLAYERS TRAINING IN THE SAN SIRO AHEAD OF THE 2016 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
ROISSY EN FRANCE, FRANCE (FILE - JULY 16, 2018) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
17. FRANCE CAPTAIN AND GOALKEEPER, HUGO LLORIS HOLDING WORLD CUP TROPHY AFTER RETURNING TO FRANCE FOLLOWING 2018 WORLD CUP IN RUSSIA / LLORIS AND TEAM MATES WALKING TO PODIUM
18. LLORIS, FRANCE COACH, DIDIER DESCHAMPS (LEFT) AND FRENCH FOOTBALL FEDERATION (FFF) PRESIDENT, NOEL (GRAET) ON THE PODIUM
19. VARIOUS OF FRANCE PLAYERS DANCING AND SINGING ON PODIUM
LISBON, PORTUGAL (FILE - NOVEMBER 13, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
20. DESCHAMPS, WALKING ON PITCH WEARING A MASK FOR A TRAINING SESSION AHEAD OF THEIR UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST PORTUGAL
21. FRANCE STRIKER, KYLIAN MBAPPE, STANDING ON PITCH WEARING A MASK DURING A TEAM HUDDLE
22. TRAINING SESSION PROGRESS
23. FRANCE STRIKER, ANTOINE GRIEZMANN THROWING A BALL WHILE WARMING UP
24. FRANCE MIDFIELDER, PAUL POGBA AT TRAINING SESSION
25. MBAPPE JOGGING
26. POGBA JOGGING
SAINT-DENIS, FRANCE (FILE - NOVEMBER 16, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
27. DESCHAMPS TALKING TO ASSISTANT COACH DURING TRAINING SESSION
28. MBAPPE DURING TRAINING HEADING BALL / PLAYERS TRAINING
29. FRANCE WINGER, KINGSLEY COMAN TRAINING / PLAYERS TRAINING
30. LLORIS TRAINING
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (FILE - JULY 15, 2018) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
31. BELGIAN FANS CHEERING AS THE 'RED DEVILS' SHOW UP AT BRUSSELS' CITY HALL BALCONY AT 'GRAND PLACE' SQUARE
32. FANS CHEERING, WAVING FLAG
33. BELGIUM CAPTAIN, EDEN HAZARD ARRIVING ON BALCONY, BELGIAN NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM COACH ROBERTO MARTINEZ, ASSISTANT COACH THIERRY HENRY AND BRUSSELS MAYOR PHILIPPE CLOSE CLAPPING
TUBIZE, BELGIUM (FILE - JUNE 7, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
34. HAZARD ARRIVING ON TRAINING PITCH
35. HAZARD AT TRAINING
36. BELGIUM COACH ROBERTO MARTINEZ TALKING TO PLAYER
37. FORWARD ROMELU LUKAKU WALKING ON TRAINING PITCH
38. MIDFIELDER, KEVIN DE BRUYNE WARMING UP
39. GOALKEEPER, THIBAUT COURTOIS TRAINING
TUBIZE, BELGIUM (FILE - SEPTEMBER 1, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
40. A BELGIUM ASSISTANT COACH (GRAY JUMPER) JOGGING IN FRONT OF BELGIUM'S DRIES MERTENS, YARI VERSCHAEREN, THORGAN HAZARD, JEREMY DOKU DOKU, LEANDRO TROSSARD AND HANS VANAKEN
41. DOKU RUNNING
42. MARTINEZ WALKING ON PITCH AS PLAYERS JOG PAST HIM
43. PLAYERS JOGGING
COVERCIANO, ITALY (FILE - MAY 15, 2018) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
44. NEW ITALY COACH ROBERTO MANCINI SPEAKING WITH ITALIAN SOCCER FEDERATION (FIGC) OFFICIALS
LISBON, PORTUGAL (FILE- SEPTEMBER 9, 2018) (REUTERS ACCESS-ALL)
45. MANCINI ON PITCH AT ESTADIO DE LUZ LOOKING AT HIS PHONE
46. VARIOUS OF ITALY PLAYERS ON PITCH
ROME, ITALY (FILE - OCTOBER 11, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
47. MIDFIELDER, MARCO VERRATTI, PUTTING TRAINING SHIRT ON
48. MIDFIELDER, JORGINHO, RUNNING ON PITCH
49. GOALKEEPER, GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA, WALKING ON PITCH
50. FORWARD, LORENZO INSIGNE WALKING ON PITCH WITH VERRATTI / PLAYERS JOKING ON PITCH
51. MANCINI SPEAKING WITH PLAYERS / ITALY CAPTAIN, LEONARDO BONUCCI, SMILING NEXT TO VERRATTI, DEFENDER ARMANDO IZZO (LEFT) AND MIDFIELDER SANDRO TONALI AND DEFENDER GIOVANNI DI LORENZO (RIGHT)
52. PLAYERS ON PITCH
KYIV, UKRAINE (FILE - OCTOBER 12, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
53. SPAIN ON PITCH FOR TRAINING SESSION AHEAD OF UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST UKRAINE
54. SQUAD IN MIDDLE OF THE PITCH IN LARGE RONDO - A POSSESSION TRAINING DRILL
55. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS DOING THE RONDO
56. SPAIN DEFENDER, SERGIO RAMOS, KICKING BALL DURING TEAM TRAINING SESSION / RONDO
LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - SEPTEMBER 7, 2018) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
57. VARIOUS OF SPAIN CAPTAIN, SERGIO RAMOS TRAINING AT WEMBLEY
58. TRAINING IN PROGRESS
59. MIDFIELDER, SERGIO BUSQUETS, WATCHING ON
60. GOALKEEPERS, KEPA ARRIZABALAGA (LEFT) AND DAVID DE GEA AT TRAINING WITH DEFENDER, DANI CARVAJAL
61. FORWARD MARCO ASENSIO, TRAINING
62. MIDFIELDER, THIAGO ALACANTARA TRAINING
63. LUIS ENRIQUE WATCHING ON DURING TRAINING SESSION
64. STRIKER, ALVARO MORATA TRAINING
STORY: Italy will host the UEFA Nations League finals in October next year, European soccer's governing body said in a statement on Thursday (December 3).
The tournament will feature the host nation as well as Belgium, France and Spain with a draw scheduled later on Thursday to determine which teams will face each other in the semi-finals on October 6-7, 2021.
The final and the third-place playoff will be on October 10.
UEFA said in a statement following its Executive Committee meeting via video conference that the matches will be played at the Juventus Stadium in Turin and the San Siro in Milan.
UEFA also added that Tirana would host the first-ever final of its new third tier club competition - the UEFA Europa Conference League - in 2022, with the match to be played at the National Arena in the Albanian capital.
(Production: Tim Hart)