Wembley Stadium will be awarded the 2011 Champions League final, UEFA sources have said.

It is believed that European soccer's governing body and the British government had resolved taxation issues which paved the way for the decision to be taken at the next
meeting of UEFA's executive committeee in December.

Wembley lost out on the 2010 final this year, which was awarded to Madrid's Bernabeu stadium after the British government was unable to provide assurances that players competing in the final would not be taxed by the British government.

Wembley Stadium will host the European Cup final in 2011

'It all seems to be sorted out now and everything is okay for Wembley,' one source said.

Another added: 'There will probably be a meeting called of the competitions committee in November to sort it out and then the executive will rubber stamp the decision in December.'

UEFA maintains that footballers should be taxed in their country of domicile and that taxing them separately in every country they play matches in would be both unfair and
unnecessarily complicated.

Wembley, along with the Bernabeu, was among five contenders to host the 2010 and 2011 finals along with Berlin's Olympiastadion or Munich's Allianz Arena and Valencia's Mestalla stadium.

Bobby Charlton holds aloft the European Cup after Manchester United's unforgettable win over Benfica at Wembley in 1968

One source said Dublin's Lansdowne Road stadium was the favourite to host the 2011 UEFA Cup final.

'London's Emirates Stadium could now be ruled out as a result of Wembley's appointment and Bucharest's National Stadium is behind schedule,' the source said.

'Also there was an unwritten agreement a few years back with the football association of Ireland that if Lansdowne Road was ready on time, it would get it.'

Wembley has previously staged four finals in Europe's premier club tournament.

Manchester United won their first European Cup there with victory over Benfica in 1978, while Liverpool saw off Bruges ten years later to win their second.

And Barcelona finally got their hands on the gleaming prize with a 1-0 extra-time win over Sampdoria in 1992.