The European Football Union (UEFA) will allow the selectors to call 26 instead of 23 players to the teams for the European Championship in Germany, the British media reported today. As reported by Sky, at the vote of the National Competition Committee on Monday, Uefa decided to allow the selectors to bring three more footballers, after the proposal of some coaches to increase the number of players due to the tight competition schedule this season and possible injuries.
At the previous European Championship in 2021, Uefa also allowed the list of players to be expanded for the competition, after the coronavirus pandemic, and as reported by Sky, it seems that this will become the norm for Uefa representative competitions from now on.
The decision has not been officially made, as UEFA's Executive Committee must approve the rule change, but it is expected to be a formality. Members of the Executive Board will not meet until May 22, but a decision is expected to be made remotely by the end of Sunday.
The European Championship will be held from June 14 to July 14 in Germany.
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