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Munich trumps Berlin as Euro 2020 candidate

Munich has beaten Berlin in the race to represent Germany in bidding to host Euro 2020 football matches.

Munich trumps Berlin as Euro 2020 candidate
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The Allianz Arena – home of the mighty Bayern Munich and second division side 1860 Munich – trumped Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, the German Football Federation (DFB) announced in Frankfurt on Friday.

DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach said: “It was not an easy decision to make because in Munich and Berlin we had two strong applicants who have shown on many occasions that they can manage large events.

“We are sure that Munich as a location has a very good chance with Uefa to get Euro 2020 games.”

The 2020 Euro tournament will for the first time be staged in 13 cities across the continent rather than in one host country.

The DFB will apply for one of two packages of matches offered by European football’s governing body Uefa, with September 12th the deadline for submissions.

The first option is to stage three group matches and a knockout match while the second is for the two semi-finals and the final.

Munich’s mayor Christian Ude said the Bavarian capital would once again be a “welcoming host”, if it was selected for games.

The city was seen as the favourite over Germany’s capital from the start. Uefa will decide in September 2014 which cities host which matches.

DPA/The Local/tsb

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RACISM

VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

READ ALSO: Football star Vinicius highlights racist behaviour from Spanish fans

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