The Czech and Slovak prime ministers backed the idea of a joint bid to host the 2020 European football championships during a joint television interview on Sunday. "I welcome this idea, football is a fantastic representation and is a great advertisement for countries...," Slovak prime minister Robert Fico said on Czech public television.
"It is a very good idea," commented his Czech counterpart Mirek Topolanek, adding that the project would be "financially very demanding." Both premiers however stressed the challenge they faced in providing national stadiums that could meet the demands of hosting such a major event with ongoing discussions in Prague and Bratislava about the construction of new national stadiums.
Head of the Czech football federation (CMFS) Pavel Mokry raised the possibility of a joint Czech-Slovak bid to host the 2020 championships last week citing the similar languages, culture and available infrastructure in the two countries.