Two days of discussion at the Allianz Stadium, to take stock of the situation and verify the progress of the EURO 2032 project. In Turin, the FIGC, the 10 candidate cities to host the matches of the European Championship and the stakeholders (Italo, Rfi, Trenitalia, ANCI, Sport e Saluti, Polimi, Juventus, Cagliari Calcio, SSC Napoli, Aeroporti 2030, Assaeroporti, Enac, Luigi Ferraris Srl, Bologna FC) met for a working session to reassess the timetable that will lead to the choice of the five cities in October 2026 that - together with five cities in Turkey - will host the matches of EURO 2032.

After an introductory speech by the general secretary of the FIGC, Marco Brunelli, yesterday afternoon was dedicated to speeches from UEFA representatives, which for the first time since choosing the host of the European Championship was able to meet the candidate cities and stakeholders. Andreas Schär (UEFA Managing Director of National Team Football Operations), Michele Uva (UEFA Director of Social and Environmental Sustainability) and Thomas Perrot (UEFA Smart Mobility & Services Senior Manager) took the stage at the Allianz Stadium, before a testimony from Dusseldorf, one of the host cities of EURO 2024.

This morning was instead an opportunity to reiterate the concept of ‘teamwork’, expressed by the FIGC Project Leader of EURO 2032, Antonio Talarico, who on this occasion summarised the timeline for the coming months, with update reports provided to UEFA by the two federations until 1 October 2026. ‘We are on the pitch to win and to do so we have to play as a team in terms of organisation,’ said FIGC President Gabriele Gravina. 'This is the purpose of the Turin workshop. I thank UEFA for this important update opportunity. We wanted to share updates with the cities and the various stakeholders in order to be ready to choose the stadiums in two years' time and then continue with the operational planning that will lead us to 2032.’

Following this, Francesca Santoro (Municipality of Florence), Mattia Santori (Municipality of Bologna) and Dario De Stefanis (Municipality of Turin) chaired a roundtable entitled ‘Great events in Italy: matches and opportunities - the Tour de France 2024’, with testimonies from the three cities that between the end of June and the beginning of July this year hosted the initial stages of the Grande Boucle, which started in Florence before arriving in Bologna and Turin.

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