Joining Steve for Episode One is Dr Johan Rewilak, Dr Danny Fitzpatrick and Dr Robert Thomas. They discuss the benefits of holding EURO 2020 across the continent, and whether it'll bring an economic spike in a world still living through Coronavirus.

Dr Rewilak currently teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in economics and finance at Aston University and explains how 'mega sporting events' can help economies, albeit in limited ways. He explains how EURO 2020 could have some positive economic impacts, but how they will be quite trivial, and only in certain areas. Dr Rewilak also highlights the 'gross domestic happiness' factor, which can provide a short-term lift to the winning nation's economy!

Dr Thomas explains UEFA has slimmed down the chances of any positive economic effects by holding EURO 2020 before COVID-19 restrictions are fully lifted. He feels a delay would have been much better for the cities involved. Find out what he has to say about the huge, monolithic UEFA brand for not caring for the wider football community.

Dr Fitzpatrick looks at the growing cost of policing sports events, and how EURO 2020 could also have negative and worrying security legacies, especially because of the pandemic. But does he think there will be small, localised economic boosts?