Glasgow could be stripped of its status as one of the host cities for this year's Euro 2020 after the original dates were rescheduled from June of last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Hampden Park is due to host three group matches and a last-16 encounter of the showpiece tournament between June 14 and 29, including Scotland's much anticipated games against Czech Republic and 2018 FIFA World Cup finalists Croatia.
However, Glasgow, along with Dublin and Bilbao, is at risk of being removed as one of the host cities by UEFA over a lack of guarantees about the number of fans that could be allowed into the stadium by June, The Associated Press reports.
It is believed that UEFA are keen to have at least half of the seats in stadiums filled for the matches at the tournament, even though most leagues in nations across Europe still see their fixtures being played behind closed doors due to ongoing covid restrictions.
If a city can't guarantee that "a significant number of spectators" will be able to attend the Euro 2020 matches, The Associated Press say that UEFA are considering taking games away from them - and Glasgow could be part of such a change in the hosting plan.
While the UK Government has detailed plans for up to 10,000 fans to return to stadiums from May onwards, Nicola Sturgeon has offered no indication as to when football fans could be allowed back into stadiums to watch encounters north of the border.
Commenting on the tournament yesterday, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said: "We’ll see whether or not it’s possible at any point along that road for fans to actually be present to witness (the Euros)."
The four matches scheduled to take place at Hampden Park could instead be moved to London if no guarantees are given to UEFA about fan attendance, with the possibility mooted that The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium could be used as another location.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has been in contact with UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin, said this week “we’re certainly on” for hosting additional games.
UEFA also remains hopeful of retaining Baku (Azerbaijan), Copenhagen (Denmark), Munich (Germany), Budapest (Hungary), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Bucharest (Romania), and St. Petersburg (Russia) as other host cities for the tournament - which is being hosted in several nations as a "romantic" one-off event to celebrate the 60th "birthday" of the European Championship competition.
