Lansdowne set to host UEFA final

THE new stadium currently under construction at Lansdowne Road is a step closer to hosting a major European final after it emerged yesterday that Wembley will be named as the venue for the 2011 Champions League final.

That decision will end hopes of Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium hosting the climax of the new UEFA Cup competition in 2011 and instead make Lansdowne Road a hot favourite to host the final in the same year.

UEFA officials have already visited the stadium under construction and have also been given a tour of facilities available in Dublin.