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Man United Women's ground to host European Women's Championship in 2021

  /  autty

Manchester United Women's ground Leigh Sports Village has been named as one of nine venues chosen to host the UEFA European Women's Championship in 2021.

The 16-team tournament will be played across the country, with the final taking place at Wembley.

Leigh Sports Village has replaced Nottingham Forest's City Ground as a venue due to planned stadium refurbishments during the tournament.

Baroness Sue Campbell, the FA's director of women's football, believes the tournament will be a huge opportunity to further raise the profile of the women's game.

'The performance of the Lionesses this summer engaged the nation and helped to generate significant momentum in the women's game.

'Looking ahead, hosting a home Euro in 2021 offers a huge opportunity for us to continue to push the profile of women's football and to inspire more women and girls to get involved in the game.

'I am confident that the selected cities and stadia will allow hundreds of thousands of fans across the country to attend matches and will also help to deliver an atmosphere befitting of a home European Championship to the nation.'

There will be approximately 700,000 tickets available for fans across the country and extensive coverage of every match of the tournament. The nine tournament venues are: Bramall Lane, Brentford Community Stadium, Brighton and Hove Community Stadium, Leigh Sports Village; Manchester City Academy Stadium, New York Stadium, Stadium MK, St Mary's Stadium and Wembley.

England have qualified for the competition automatically as host nation.

Manchester United Women and England defender Abbie McManus said: 'The support we received from fans this summer was incredible, and to know that we have a Euro on home soil in two years' time is a huge motivation to work hard and remain focused, both on and off the pitch.

'I'm sure that Leigh Sports Village and the other eight venues across the country will provide amazing settings for Euro games, and we look forward to being able to experience the roar of a home crowd in the summer of 2021.'