UEFA Select Wembley To Host 2013 European Cup FInal

Wembley played host to the 2011 European Cup Final

Just 19 days after hosting the 2011 Champions League Final UEFA President Michel Platini announced today that Wembley would again be hosting the final of football's most converted trophy.

In the same year that the English FA marks its 150^th anniversary the European Cup final we be thrust upon London and its 90,000 seater stadium once again.

"Founded in 1863 the Football Association (FA) is the oldest of all the national football associations and in 2013 it will celebrate its 150th anniversary," said Platini in Nyon today.

"Given the exceptional nature of this historic moment in our beautiful game, and the fact that we will also celebrate 150 years of the Laws of the Game, we felt it was our duty at UEFA to help the FA celebrate in some special way. For this reason we have decided to return to England and specifically to Wembley Stadium - the home of the English FA – for the 2013 UEFA Champions League final.”

With the final being at Wembley for a 2^nd time in 3 years the final will also set the record for the shortest time between finals at one stadium, a record previously held by the Prater stadium in Vienna which hosted the 1986 and 1990 finals. It will also be a record 7^th time that the final has come to Wembley, the home of football

The FA are delighted to be hosting the tournaments final once again with spokesman David Bernstein saying that UEFA's decision is a testament to football in England and to the quality of Wembley as a sporting amphitheatre.

“It will be a major celebration of football in this country during a landmark year for our organisation and is an acknowledgment of Wembley’s status as one of the very best football stadiums in the world.” adding,

“they have paid us the ultimate compliment by announcing that they will return to our national stadium in 2013, the year of The FA’s 150th anniversary.”