England named hosts of Women's Euro 2021 Championship

Uefa has confirmed that England will host the 2021 Women's European Championship.

The Football Association was the only bidder but there are strict guidelines to be met before being awarded it by European football's governing body.

Baroness Campbell, FA head of women's football said: "This is fantastic news for the FA, the country and for the development of girls' and women's football in England."

The final will take place at Wembley.

England included eight other venues in their bid, alongside the national stadium.

The other stadiums to be used are; 

Brighton & Hove Albion's Amex Stadium, Brentford's Community Stadium, MK Dons' Stadium MK, Manchester City's Academy Stadium, Nottingham Forest's City Ground, Rotherham's New York Stadium, Sheffield United's Bramall Lane and Southampton's St Mary's Stadium.

England previously host the tournament in 2005 at venues across the north-west of the country with 29,092 watching the hosts' opening victory against Finland in Manchester a record for an opening group game.

On 8 December, the draw for next summer's World Cup in France will take place at the Seine Musicale, near Paris and be shown live on BBC Two.