Bernabeu: Wins race to host the final
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Tax issues cost Wembley CL final
Wembley has missed out on staging the 2010 Champions League final after UEFA awarded the showpiece game to Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium.
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UEFA president Michel Platini revealed that Wembley had missed out on the 2010 showpiece due to the British Government's unwillingness to guarantee that visiting players would not be taxed during their stay in the country.
"Yes, the reason was the taxes," Platini told BBC Sport.
"The concerns we had over players being taxed were minimised by the English FA but not confirmed by the British government."
The Bernabeu stadium, which was awarded 'elite status' four months ago by European football's governing body, also beat off competition from the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
A statement on Madrid's website, read: "The award of this final reaffirms the presence of Real Madrid in the international institutions."
The decision sees the Spanish club - who have won the competition more times than any other club - stage the final for the first time in 30 years.
The Bernabeu was also the site for the final of Europe's premier club competition in 1957, 1969 and 1980 as well as the World Cup final in 1982.
Hamburg's HSH Nordbank Arena has been chosen to host the 2010 UEFA Cup final.
The host of the 2011 final was also due to be revealed on Friday, but an announcement has been delayed to allow further bid preparation, raising hopes that the tax situation could be resolved.
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arsenal1992 (Arsenal fan)
"blueboy276 (Everton fan) - you are correct.. sporting lost 3-1 to CSKA Moscow in the 2005 UEFA Cup final on their home ground. and to answer all the questions.. should real reach the final they would be given slightly more of the percentage of tickets due to it being their ground as in the Sporting Lisbon case. but they will still not receive over about 5% more of the allocation so should a 'big' team reach the final with them, the atmosphere would still be pretty even"
premiersheep (Derby County fan)
"si_gareng you could apply that theory to every stadium chosen to host the final! If UEFA looked at that possibilty every time they chose a stadium then the final would be held at Stamford Bridge every year because lets face it they wont be in the final for a long time haha"
blueboy276 (Everton fan)
"si_gareng - They still play at the bernabau but they don't get a home allocation! Sporting Played the uefa cup final at home to CSKA a few years back if i remember rightly and they lost!"
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