England will acclimatise for next month's Euro 2008 qualifier
against Russia on a £1million state-of-the-art school pitch.
UEFA have given Russia permission to play the Group E game on October
17 on the Luzhny Stadium's artificial surface.
England head coach Steve McClaren has located a replica pitch in Altrincham.
So, although Arsenal's London Colney training base and Manchester United's
Carrington training ground have synthetic pitches - but of slightly different
grade - England will use the Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College for
their final practice session before the flight to Moscow. That pitch is
thought to be a similar grade to the Russian surface.
Headmaster John Cornally said: 'It is absolutely fantastic. For our school
to play a part in helping England qualify is marvellous.
'Lessons might be difficult that day and we may have to be flexible in
that regard, but what we don't want to do is get in the way of the important
thing, which is for the England team to train without any interruptions
or distractions.
'In exchange for a few autographs and signed shirts, we will make sure
that happens.'
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25.09.07
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