West Midlands venues get ready for Euros final

Whitchurch Alport Football Club has been using its 215-inch scoreboard as a television screen

With England set to face Spain in the final of Euro 2024 on Sunday, venues across the West Midlands are gearing up to accommodate supporters.

A variety of events have been ordering in big screens so fans do not miss the action.

Comedian John Bishop even changed the time of his gig in Wolverhampton on Sunday to avoid a clash with the match.

Spain and England go head-to-head in Berlin at 20:00 BST on Sunday, with live coverage on BBC iPlayer and BBC One from 19:00, as well as on the BBC Sport website and app.

Himley Hall, which is hosting the Musicom event as part of the Black Country Festival, has brought in a large screen.

"We are so excited to see our local hero Jude [Bellingham] and the England team play in the final on Sunday," said leader of Dudley Council Patrick Harley.

With the 45 square metre screen, everyone at the event will be able to "get behind our boys for this historic match," he added.

Fans will be cheering for local hero Jude Bellingham, said Dudley Council leader Patrick Harley

Live events venue hmv Empire Coventry, which is showing the game on cinema screens, had sold out by Thursday.

But there were no plans to show the final on a big screen in Coventry city centre, with the city council citing safety concerns.

"Such is the interest to watch the game, demand is likely to outstrip any capacity we could offer in the city centre," the council stated, adding that the England team had the support of Coventry.

Birmingham City Council also has no plans to broadcast the match, but the Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival in the city's Moseley Park has ordered in a truck-based screen.

The match coincides with the festival's closing headline act, Kool & The Gang, with event organisers pointing out that one of their best-known hits is called Celebration.

Telford and Wrekin Council is showing the match on a big screen at Southwater

During the tournament, Whitchurch Alport Football Club has been using its 215-inch scoreboard as a television screen, and turned its pitch into a fan zone.

The club's Mark Madeley said it had probably given them the biggest beer garden in Shropshire.

Telford and Wrekin Council is showing the match on a big screen at Southwater.

Bromsgrove Carnival said it would be keeping its "huge LED cinema" in the town's Sanders Park on Sunday evening for the game, urging people to support the nation, and support local.

Mediterranean restaurant Bar Limon in Malvern would normally be shut on a Sunday evening, but owner Lucy Dunlop said they would be having a party.

"We always said if it was a Spanish-English final we would open the doors and celebrate," said Ms Dunlop, who runs Spanish classes at the venue.

In Stoke-on-Trent, Port Vale football club are screening the match in the Robbie Williams Suite at Vale Park, while Stoke City are showing it in their supporters bar Ricardo's.

Staffordshire County Council said it was proud to host all England teams at St George’s Park near Burton-upon-Trent, and that the FA chose the county as its national centre.

"England have done exceptionally well to reach the Euro 24 final and on behalf of everyone in Staffordshire I wish them good luck on Sunday," said council leader Alan White.