Sept. 22 – The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium of Milan – also known as San Siro – has been chosen to host the final of the 2016 Champions League. A meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in Nyon confirmed the decision. This will be the fourth time that the competition ends its year in Milan, after the 1965, 1970, and 2001 editions. The stadium opened in 1925; it currently is home fpr AC Milan and Inter Milan; and can host nearly 80,000 people. The Olympic Stadium in Rome will play host to a match of the quarter finals of the 2020European Championships, when the final will be held at Wembley Stadium. “Choosing Rome means the UEFA recognized the value of the Italian Football Federation candidacy y, supported by the Italian Government, Roma Capitale, CONI and other federal components,” said FIGC president Carlo Tavecchio. “Until Euro 2020, it is our intention to strengthen the international dimension of Italian football, help guide the renewal process of our stadiums and support further growth of the football movement, with particular reference to the base.”
