The Czech football association has not given up on the idea of co-hosting
the 2020 European Championships in spite of a rebuff from the government
last week. The government refused to back plans for a 33,000 capacity
stadium to be built at Prague’s Strahov site. The association is now
looking at the fall back option of increasing the capacity of Slavia
Prague’s modern Eden venue. Slavia’s ground has seated capacity for
just under 21,000. The problem is that European football’s governing body
UEFA has set a 30,000 minimum capacity for grounds that would host European
Championship games. The Czech FA has to submit its final application by
April 25.