UEFA says it has “no information” about compensating Dublin for losing the right to host games for this year’s European Championship, despite the footballing body paying Bilbao €1.3m for losing its games. The city’s mayor Juan Mari Abuerto said on Twitter the money would cover the investments it had made in preparing for Euro 2020. When asked by Independent.ie about compensation money for Dublin, a UEFA spokesperson said: “We have no information to provide on the matter at this stage.”Asked whether Dublin city would receive compensation like Bilbao did, a spokesman for Dublin City Council said: "I'm told we weren't guaranteed to get anything for Dalymount. In April UEFA allocated €500,000 to the FAI for the redevelopment of Dalymount Park to a new 6,000 capacity stadium. The redevelopment had been identified as a “legacy project” seven years ago, when Dublin was first named as one of the co-hosts for Euro 2020.

Source: Irish Independent June 12, 2021 12:24 UTC