The Sports Desk

Euro 2020: Goals galore but tough questions for Uefa


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Goals galore, fans back in stadiums and England v Italy in the final at Wembley. What’s not to like about Euro 2020?

Dig beneath the surface however and the legacy of the tournament becomes a little more problematic.

The ban on LGBT+ rainbow symbols in certain host cities, players with head injuries returning to the field of play and the link between travelling football fans and the spread of Covid-19, to name but a few.

Sarah Mulkerrins, Dan Roan and Nesta McGregor are joined by leading sports writer Paul Hayward to dissect these issues and put them to the president of Uefa Aleksander Ceferin.

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