The UK and Ireland have declared their interest in hosting Euro 2028.
Russia and Turkey put their names forward to host the tournament despite the suspension of their clubs and national teams by football's governing body, despite the country's invasion of Ukraine.
Italy is competing with Russia and Turkey for the right to host the European Championships in 2032.
The host countries for Euro 2032 and Euro 2028 will be announced in September.
Russia hosted the World Cup but has been banned from the international sports community due to its invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian Football Union was not suspended when the club and national teams were banned.
The Sky Sports News chief reporter said that the bid would be thrown out if that happened.
Only member associations that are not suspended, excluded or dissolved can bid to host the finals, according to article 11 of the bid regulations.
Sky Sports News chief reporter, Kaveh Solhekol.
It has not come out of the blue because a lot of people said that the World Cup in Russia was one of the best ever. They have everything in place to host a Euros. They had been considering it in the past.
Nobody was expecting them to do what they did today. It will be interesting to hear the response from the European soccer body because Russia is banned from playing at the moment.
In the short-term it is a big problem for the organization. They were expecting the only bid for Euro 2028 to be from the UK and Ireland, and they were going to announce it in two weeks. It will take a year and a half for the executive committee to vote on the project.
Russia must know they have no chance of winning a vote to host in either 2032 or 2028, so they are making a lot of noise.
The national associations of England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales were involved in a feasibility study looking at a possible bid for the World Cup finals in 2030.
On February 7 they both announced their intention to go for Euro 2028.
The chief executive of the English FA spoke last month about the uncertainty surrounding the process. The international calendar beyond 2024 is not yet fixed, while the bidding regulations for 2030 have not been confirmed. The Euros were seen as the more appealing option because of the possibility of a switch to biennial World Cups.
Turkey has also put their name forward.
There will be a bidding process and a vote by the executive committee in September of 2023, because Russia and Turkey are competing against the UK and Ireland.
Wembley is the obvious choice to host the final, while any number of other stadia fit the bill. Northern Ireland is also interested in hosting matches, so it's likely that the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Hampden Park in Glasgow, and the Aviva Stadium in Dublin would be included. Patrick Nelson, the Irish Football Association's chief executive, did not rule out a redeveloped Casement Park last month.
The five associations should be able to fulfill the stadium requirements set by the European governing body, with a minimum of 10 stadia in total, one holding at least 60,000 one or two of 50,000, at least four with a minimum of 40,000 capacity and at least three holding a minimum of 30,000 people
That is not yet decided. Automatic qualification cannot be guaranteed for more than two hosts according to the bidding information published last year. The Football Association of Wales' chief executive said last week that the countries had agreed on a concept for determining qualification, but that the final decision would be made by the European soccer body. The first continental finals to feature 32 teams are expected to be for Euro 2028.
Very much so. Following on from hosting Euro 2024 in Germany, the finals will be held in the UK and Ireland, which will provide a major revenue boost for the organization.
There had been concerns that the chaos surrounding the Euro 2020 final had damaged England's reputation as a major event host, but they have since been proven correct.
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