While Lionese is preparing to defend the European Championship title this summer in Switzerland, the Football Federation (FA) reveals that they have chosen Zurich as a base camp.
The Euro 2025 is scheduled to start on July 2, and 16 nations are ready to fight in the hope that it will achieve European fame. Eight cities scattered throughout Switzerland will play the host of an epic tournament, which shows the best in Europe.
For a re -gold success in 2022, England We focused on getting things out of the field, creating an environment perfectly designed to win.
With 35 Options of the base camp within the UEFA catalog, England settled on Doldder Grand Hotel In the periphery of Zurich. FA visited 23 hotels, as well as 24 training grounds, to ensure that players are provided with the best facilities to defend their European title.
Speaking on the eve of the tournament, the FA -AA Kay Cassington technical director and Liona -General Lionaes General of Lionesses highlighted the key criteria that entered the selection procedure at the base camp.
The importance of players privacy was considered a significant weight, but FA also emphasized the need for normality during the tournament. The tram system is located behind the Dolder Grand Hotel, so players and staff can access outside spaces, restaurants and cafes during their stay.
Hotel Dolder Grand also provides a compact feeling camp with dining room and other facilities located in the immediate vicinity of each other.
FA emphasized the importance of the feeling of “home far from home” at the base camp, to ensure that the teams and staff can perform comfortable and favorable conditions.
One thing that was largely considered was the training ground attached to the hotel. The insured training ground did not suffer the maximum size and was completely exposed to viewers.
The association had to return to the drawing board to find the terrain that would provide the detachment to the correct training grounds to best prepare for matches. Then they found the sports au training ground, located 20 minutes from the hotel and fulfilled all the correct requirements for performance.
The training ground is maximum size, is private and has not been neglected and has a room to accommodate the gym and the media.
On the sports au training ground, England will integrate the center of performance in the environment, including access to medicine, nutrition, training pre/rehabilitation and high -performance gym all under one roof.
The official draw of the Euro 2025 was held in December at the Swiss Tech Congress Center, where England is located in Group D together with France, the Netherlands and Wales.
The introductory two group stages games against France and the Netherlands will be held in Lezigrund in Zurich, only a short 15 -minute driving coach away from the base camp. The last group phase of England against Wales will be held at the AFG Arena St. Gallen, it is 1 and 30 minutes away through the coach.
If the lions will be at the top of the group ladder, they will travel to Basel by a trainer for the quarterfinal phase. The ride will be 1 hour and 30 minutes, traveling very available from the Dolder Grand Hotel. The semi -finals for that route will be kept in Zurich.
Provided that England finishes in second place in the group D rankings, the Detachment will remain in Zurich for the quarterfinal phase. The semi-final stages will take place in Geneva, which will require 2-hour and 50 minutes of travel from the base camp. Provided that England is needed for this trip, FA hopes that train carriages will equip the relevant rehabilitation and physiotic equipment to ensure maximum comfort to players.
The finals of the 2025 European Championships will be held in Basel, and England will hope to return to St. Jacob-Park to defend their title.
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