Football fans are awaiting the draw for the 2024 European Cup finals, which Germany will host from June 14 to July 14, scheduled for Saturday in Hamburg, the second largest German city.
The draw ceremony will take place at the Elbe Philharmonic Concert Hall in Hamburg, one of the tournament's host cities.
This event represents the beginning of the countdown for the 20 teams that have qualified so far, along with host Germany, in addition to three additional teams that will join them next March in the qualifying round for the finals.
The qualified teams were distributed into four levels as follows:
First level: Germany (host), Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England.
Level 2: Hungary, Turkey, Romania, Denmark, Albania, Austria.
Third level: Netherlands, Scotland, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czechia.
Fourth level: Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, first round winner, second playoff winner, third playoff winner.
France, runner-up in the last World Championship, and England, second in the last edition of the continental championship, are considered among the most prominent candidates to compete for the title, given the high level that the two teams have shown in recent times and the presence of first-class stars such as Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann in the first, and top scorer Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham in the second.
Inter Miami fans submit to crazy prices for Messi!
Lionel Messi has caused great activity in the American League, which has led to an increase in the number of followers of the tournament, since the arrival of the Argentine star last summer to Inter Miami.
According to what was reported by “The Athletic” newspaper, the presence of Lionel Messi in the American League caused a significant increase in the prices of match tickets, as the lowest ticket price for the Argentine star’s first matches with Inter Miami was $1,294.
Ticket prices increased significantly after Inter Miami announced the cheapest price for a season ticket, which is $884, which is nearly double what it was last year when it was $485.
The newspaper pointed out that despite fans' complaints about the increase in ticket prices, two weeks after the end of the last season in the American League, Inter Miami fans began buying season tickets for next season.
Inter Miami fans seek to follow the Argentine star from the stadium, especially after he led the team to achieve its first title in the club's history, after winning the American League Cup.
It is expected that the schedule of matches for the next season of the American League will be revealed in December, with the league matches starting in the period from February and March 2024.