Euros 2020: Will it boost the economy?

We've been speaking to people in West Yorkshire about the impact the Euros 2020 will have

Football
Author: Hannah NorburyPublished 11th Jun 2021

There's excitement in the air in West Yorkshire as the Euros 2020 begin!

We've been asking people in the region if they think the game will help boost the economy, as we come out of lockdown.

They said:

"I don't think it will matter, because I think most people will stay at home to watch them because of covid.

"I think you will get more people into the pubs, because they'll have it on the screens, so it will bring the economy back up.

"A lot of people have built bars and that to have friends come to their house.

"I think football is a big money thing, I know it is, but whether or not it will help, I'm not sure."

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