World Soccer - UK (2022-07)

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nApl,ganttablfootball

fguns,offmnndsgn,

suspnddfmts

aboLondon’sCanaby Stt.

Oncthhatofthsngng

sxts,Canaby Sttsmoof a

toust tapthananconcaddss

thsdays, butthatphapsmadt

thpfctchoctopublcstckt

salsfo thwomn’seuos,takng

placfo thscondtmnengland.

Thstuntundlndhomuchth

omn’s gamhasgonsncth

poushostng,n 2005. Backthn,

thcompttonashldxclusly

thnthtadtonalboundasof

thnothstcountyofLancash,

mothan 200 mlsfomth

captal,hchlaglygnodt.

itopndatBlackpool’s Bloomfld

roadandclosdatBlackbunros’

eoodPak. england’s fstmatchat

hatsnothethadStadumd

athn-compttoncod 2 9,092

andthfnalattactd21,105.But

thoth 11 non-englandmatchs

danaag2,52 8.

Sntnyaslatenglandopn

thtounamntat 70 ,000-capactyOld

Taffodandthfnalsat 90 ,000-sat

wmbly,andbothmatchsllbsll-

outs.Othlocatonsncludthhom

goundsofSouthampton,Bghton,

ShffldUntdandBntfod.

Yt ths ctcsmthatsom

nusatoosmall.iclandcaptan

SaaBjokGunnasdottdscbdth

chocofManchst Cty’sAcadmy

Stadum,athchCty’somnplay,

as“shockng”and“mbaassng”.

whlstcapactysusually7,000,

UeFAstctonsonstandngmans

thathasbncutdonto4,70 0.

“Thyhan’tppadfothfact

thatcansll mothan4,000.it s

dsspctfultoomn’s football,” sad

Gunnasdott, hostamplay nto

ofththmatchsschduldat

thAcadmyStadum.

LghSpotsvllag,h

topatn Chlsa’sMllBghtatth

hatof thdfnc.

Spanathfaouts,dspt

n nnngatounamntknockout

gam, dutoBaclona’sclubsuccss.

whththatxpncnablsthm

togt acossthlnhnthpssu

sonmanstobsn;Lyon’sp-

mnnchas faldtotanslattoa

Fnchtumph.ButFanchalong

pomsdthoutdlng.Thlast

majosm-fnalasbackatth 2011

woldCupandthyhanona

knockoutmatchntheuos.Mayb

thsya?

Gmany aalayscontnds,but

thppaatonhas bnmxd.Th

samapplstothDutchthoughthy

mannconsdaton.Thtunng

AdaHgbgcouldtakNoaydp

ntothtounamnt, butmaybth

bstbtsSdn.

Ths aqustonmakaboutth

agofsalkyplays butth

salsoyouthnPtGhadsson’s

ntpsngsd,andanyayth

summtmpatusnengland

shouldn’tbtoopunshngonold

lgs.ThSds’onlymajottl

camnthnaugualeuosn 19 84,

nengland(tasato-lggdfnal

thn),butthyhaachdto

ManchstUntdplay,alsosms

tobanoddchoc,not just fots

smallcapacty(ducdto8, 10 0)but

alsofo hohadt s toachbypublc

tanspot.Homany non-england

goupmatchssllout,o an

half-full,mans tobsn,butt dos

appaoppotuntshabnmssd.

englandll hopthsamdos

notapplyonthptch.Thy 

bottomof thgoupn 2005 but

anognuncontndsaft

thsuccssmajotounamnt

sm-fnals.

Sanawgman,hohlpd

stthDutchtosuccss n 2017 ,

hasbncutdtohanssh

xpncof nnngas hosts. whl

englandhahadtoofgnunly

compttoutngsfothcoach’s

lkng,thylookdpomsngnth

spngtounamntaganst Span,

Gmany andCanada.

Ths plntyofattackng

talnt,spcallyonthflanksth

ManchstCty’sLaunHmpth

mostlklycanddattobcom

ahousholdnam.Topotctth

dfncwgmanmay dploy n

skppLahwllamsonaspatof a

mdflddoubl-potthKawalsh,

aththannhclubolofcnt-

back,langCty’sAlxGnood

2022 wmE’EurpEAchAmpihip

58 wOrLDSOCCer

Kick-off...the

Euros launch

eventinCarnaby

Street,London

Reigningchampion...

England coachSarina

Wiegmanliftedthe

2017 trophy with

theNetherlands