Kyiv to host 2018 Champions League football final

"Ukraine will host the UEFA Champions League final on May 26, 2018," said UEFA's executive committee in a statement on September 15.  Ukraine, which was co-host of the 2012 Euros with Poland, submitted its official bid to stage the final at Kyiv's 70,000-seat Olympic Stadium earlier this year. The final will be held only a few weeks before Russia stages the World Cup. There are concerns over security, with Ukrainian government forces locked in a deadly conflict with pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine.  Another worry is Ukraine's track record on racism, with UEFA having fined and imposed a three-match stadium ban on Dynamo Kyiv after racist behavior by their fans.  Estonia's capital, Tallinn, will host the UEFA Super Cup final on August 18, 2018.