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But there will be upsides, too. Only some nations Michael Crabtree Jersey including England – tend to take large groups of fans to countries for the duration of a tournament; it will give many fans across Europe in countries that would not be able to host a full tournament a chance to experience one. "This is a oneoff idea as a 60th celebration of the Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys tournament and will bring football to a number of key cities across Europe. As something different and innovative, it does carry a lot of merit," said Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan.There will be a financial upside for Patrick Willis Jersey host cities and Uefa in terms of ticketing revenues if the biggest stadiums in each country can be utilised there will be no need for a single nation to bear the burden of huge infrastructure costs. Only Senes Erzik of Turkey voted against the plan at the executive committee meeting, with most scrambling to signal their desire to be involved.But there will be a clear financial downside for fans who want to follow their team in all matches, and the logistics Wholesale Football Jerseys will be challenging for everyone involved. It remains to be seen how the idea goes down with sponsors, who would find it more difficult to leverage their investment, and broadcasters, who would have some difficult calls to make about how to cover the tournament.The Football Association is likely to bid to host the semi-finals and final, in the knowledge that Uefa has already chosen Wembley as the venue for two Champions League finals in the space of three years. Although the details of how many host cities there will be, and the format, will now be debated by Uefa's national teams committee – under one plan the 12 seeds could Patrick Willis Elite Jersey be offered the chance to host some of their own group matches.In September, the FA chairman David Bernstein said that the FA would bid for the semi-finals and finals but having been burned by the chastening 2018 World Cup process, would not want to get involved in an expensive beauty parade. "Clearly Wembley is incredibly highly thought of by Uefa and it is something we will probably push for," Bernstein Wholesale Jerseys China said then. "Uefa want to hold the semi-finals and the final on the same ground, or in the same city, and I think we would be on their shortlist – but there would be some strong competition."It is understood that while Uefa may San Francisco 49ers Jerseys award the semi-finals and final to the same city, it may be required to play them in three different grounds. So, theoretically, the two semi-finals could be hosted in the Emirates and the Olympic Stadium (whatever has become of it by then) and the final at Wembley.To Platini's supporters, this will be seen as further evidence of the bold thinking and creative flair that characterised his playing days. To his detractors, it will be taken as 2012 NFL Jerseys further ammunition for those who believe he is following the Sepp Blatter route to megalomania. The Uefa president is widely expected to challenge for the Fifa presidency in 2015 if Blatter keeps his promise to make his fourth term his final one, and his decisions between now and then should also be seen in that context. If he is successful, the 2020 pan-European plan will be someone else's problemThe Scottish Football Association chief executive, Stewart Authentic 49ers Jersey Regan, said: "As something different and innovative, it does carry a lot of merit. We would be interested in the final but we first have to find out Uefa's minimum criteria for capacity – if they are looking for stadiums with greater capacity then of course we would be interested in hosting group matches."Jonathan Ford, the chief executive of the BE1210ZYH Football Association of Wales, said: "This rules us very much in. We now have to see how this can work on a nfl49ersjerseysforsale.com logistical basis. If we are part of a hub including Glasgow, Dublin and an English city this could be very exciting. What we don't want is fans having to travel from Rome, to Istanbul and then to Lisbon. Uefa will have to be very clever in their selection. We've got to think of fans first and foremost."Uefa also ruled that ownership of players by a third party in Europe "should be prohibited as a matter of principle".