The UEFA Executive Committee announced the host venues for the two major UEFA club competitions at its meeting in Nyon on Thursday, with the UEFA Europa League - formerly the UEFA Cup - finals in 2011 and 2012 due to take place at Dublin's Lansdowne Road and Bucharest's National Stadium respectively.
It will be the first time the European Cup final has been staged in London since 1992 when Barcelona met Sampdoria at the old Wembley Stadium, and a record sixth time that the ground has been used to stage the finale.
It first staged the event in 1963 with AC Milan beating Benfica 2-1. Manchester United then defeated Benfica 4-1 after extra time in 1968, before Ajax beat Panathinaikos 2-0 in 1971, Liverpool defeated Club Brugge 1-0 in 1978 and Barcelona toppled Sampdoria by the same score-line in 1992.
Old Trafford, home of reigning English and European champions Manchester United, staged the final in 2003, when AC Milan beat Juventus on penalties after a goalless draw between the two Italian sides.
This year's UEFA Champions League final is due to take place at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in May, with Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium next year's venue.
