UEFA’s decision to locate the 2026 Europa League final in Istanbul is not merely short-sighted; it is an institutional betrayal of the traveling supporter, and the Foreign Office’s updated “take care” advisory for British fans is the smoking gun that exposes this negligence.
The FCDO does not issue specific city-level warnings for a single football match unless the intelligence is unmistakably grim. This advisory targets British supporters heading to the Atatürk Olympic Stadium—the same venue that descended into chaos during the 2021 Champions League final, where Liverpool fans were penned in, tear-gassed, and robbed, while UEFA