€9m Cork soccer centre named as Euro 2020 training camp

A €9m FAI football centre of excellence planned for Cork has been earmarked as a training camp for teams involved in Euro 2020.

€9m Cork soccer centre named as Euro 2020 training camp

FAI chief executive John Delaney made the announcement yesterday as details of the ambitious project, which is set to rival the national training facility in Abbotstown, were unveiled at Cork County Hall.

Mr Delaney said construction work is at an advanced planning phase in the hope of breaking ground next year on the 30-acre site in Glanmire, eight miles outside the city. It could take two-and-a-half years to complete.

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