Scores of VIPs who were granted special permission to enter the UK without having to quarantine attended a dinner at Old Billingsgate Market in the City of London. Ministers were reportedly warned by Uefa chiefs that the final would be moved to the Hungarian capital Budapest if they refused. Officials from European football's governing body Uefa last night enjoyed a lavish party in London. A man wearing a black lounge suit confirmed he worked for Uefa, adding: 'We are here for the Uefa official dinner. But a Downing Street insider said: 'Letting Uefa officials in was the price of hosting the final at Wembley.

Source: Daily Mail July 10, 2021 22:18 UTC