DUBLIN, March 30 (Reuters) - Ireland's Prime Minister said it would be "very challenging" to see fans return to Irish stadiums this summer, but that did not necessarily put at risk Dublin's hosting of Euro 2020 soccer matches as COVID-19 cases rise across Europe. Any hosts that cannot guarantee there will be fans in the stadiums risk losing their hosting rights. Asked if his comments that it will be very challenging to see crowds being allowed at Ireland's national sports of gaelic football and hurling this summer spelled the end of Ireland's Euro 2020 hosting hopes, Prime Minister Micheal Martin said "not necessarily. Ireland, whose team failed to qualify for Euro 2020, is due to host three Group E matches between Poland, Slovakia and Sweden at Dublin's Aviva Stadium from June 14, followed by a round of 16 tie on June 29. UEFA is set to remove its maximum spectator limit, currently set at 30% of a venue's capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to allow bigger crowds at Euro 2020 matches in June.

Source: Egypt Today March 30, 2021 19:07 UTC