“We are all very excited to play in England, on some of the country’s most famous stadiums, and I think that this will be a fantastic tournament,” said Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir, captain of Iceland, he said this when they qualified in the tournament.
Gunnarsdottir’s tone then changed when she discovered two of Iceland’s three group games would be played at the Manchester City Academy Stadium with which is not an established Premier League or Football League ground.
“It’s shocking,” Gunnarsdottir said. “You’re playing in England, you have so many stadiums, and we have a training ground from City. It’s just embarrassing.”
The Academy Stadium which is home to Manchester City’s women’s team and in the shadow of Etihad Stadium, which hosted England’s opening game of Euro 2005, has a capacity of 4,400 for the Euros.
Euro 2022 organizers defended the use of the Academy Stadium after Gunnarsdottir’s criticism.
When Belgium fans were wearing red, the Academy Stadium was a sea of color and noise.
There wasn’t a spare seat for all seven games.
“I thought the fans were fantastic,” said Thorsteinn Halldorsson, Iceland’s coach. “There was a lot of noise, singing and cheering. “You can hear everything and you feel more in contact with the fans. Even though this is a small ground, it is quite loud here.”
Gunnarsdottir’s tone then changed when she discovered two of Iceland’s three group games would be played at the Manchester City Academy Stadium with which is not an established Premier League or Football League ground.
“It’s shocking,” Gunnarsdottir said. “You’re playing in England, you have so many stadiums, and we have a training ground from City. It’s just embarrassing.”
The Academy Stadium which is home to Manchester City’s women’s team and in the shadow of Etihad Stadium, which hosted England’s opening game of Euro 2005, has a capacity of 4,400 for the Euros.
Euro 2022 organizers defended the use of the Academy Stadium after Gunnarsdottir’s criticism.
When Belgium fans were wearing red, the Academy Stadium was a sea of color and noise.
There wasn’t a spare seat for all seven games.
“I thought the fans were fantastic,” said Thorsteinn Halldorsson, Iceland’s coach. “There was a lot of noise, singing and cheering. “You can hear everything and you feel more in contact with the fans. Even though this is a small ground, it is quite loud here.”
