Over 27,000 football fans took to Stadium MK for the last semi-final game of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.
Last night (27/7), the home of MK Dons held its fourth and final Women's Euro match with a competition for a place in the final between France and Germany.
Germany will now face England in the final at Wembley this Sunday 29th July, following a 2-1 win against France.
The semi-final game's attendance of 27,445 at Stadium MK. Making it the biggest crowd to ever attend a UEFA Women’s EURO semi-final not involving the host nation.
Milton Keynes was chosen as one of nine cities sitting front and centre hosting one of the biggest women’s European sport event in history.
The tournament had already broken many records. Earlier this month, 16,819 fans arrived at Stadium MK to watch Spain vs Finland at Stadium MK, and it broke the record at the time as the biggest-ever crowd for a UEFA Women’s EURO group-stage match not involving a host nation.
It is also expected that the competition will bring a huge economic boost to the city.
Destination MK, the official tourism service for Milton Keynes, is estimating that the women's euro's could deliver over £5 million to the local economy from guests, visitors and fans.
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"But more importantly than the money is the boost that it brings in terms of the positive awareness of what a fantastic city we are," chief executive, Ian Stuart told MKFM. "In this year when the HRH the Queen awarded us ‘city status’, it will provide a massive springboard not only for women's football and women's involvement in sport in the city and the surrounding area, but will galvanise opinions around what a great place we are to visit and the huge variety of things to do for families.
He continued: "It will highlight our green space, our waterways and the positive and forward looking community which thrives in this most modern of European cities. One of the fastest growing areas in Europe we are now in the top 20 in terms of population in the UK, only 40 minutes from London, 30 minutes to Luton airport and with the growth planned, this city built for life, will be one of the major UK cities in the future.
"We are so proud to be hosting 4 games from the Women's euro's, showcasing the very best of what Milton Keynes has to offer and welcoming fans from Finland, Denmark, Spain, Germany and as far afield as the USA."
