Plus three. UEFA expands the number of players in the bid for Euro 2024

Following consultations with federations and a vote by the head coaches of national football teams, UEFA has decided to expand the maximum number of players in squads for Euro 2024.

As reported by Sky Sports, this number will be increased from 23 players to 26. The rationale behind this decision is the growing number of injuries in football, necessitating more available players for rotation by coaches.

This marks the third major football tournament where the standard squad size will be 26 players instead of 23. The decision to have 26 players in the squad was initially made for Euro 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has since been adopted and implemented at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

To recap, UEFA has announced the names of 18 referees who will officiate at Euro 2024.

The Euro 2024 Championship kicks off on June 14 at the Allianz Arena in Munich with a match between hosts Germany and the Scottish national team. The final match on July 14 will take place at the Berlin Olympiastadion. Apart from Munich and Berlin, matches of the tournament will be held in cities such as Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Leipzig, and Stuttgart.