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Gossip: QPR midfielder attracting non-league eyes
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The Sun
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Second-tier club build 20,000-seater temporary stadium in just SIX MONTHS as home ground is renovated to host World Cup
A TEMPORARY stadium has been built in just SIX MONTHS while a second-tier club renovates their ground ahead of the World Cup. Spanish outfit Real Zaragoza have moved out of their La Romareda as it was picked as a host stadium for the 2030 World Cup. 6 6 6 The historic ground is being expanded from a capacity of 33,608 to approximately 43,000 ahead of the tournament. This is due to Fifa requiring all stadiums to have a minimum capacity of at least 40,000. The competition will be played across Spain, Portugal and Morocco. The Nueva Romareda - the New Romareda - is set to be completed in 2028 at an estimated cost of £117million. But in the meantime, Zaragoza have to play their football away from their home of the last 68 years. Los Manos will now play at the temporary build Estadio Ibercaja. The stadium has been built in just SIX MONTHS and will open to tours this week. The ground is notably smaller than the Romareda with a capacity of just 20,000. Tours will take place over the next week before its official opening. Fans will also have the chance to take part in a safety measure stress test at the stadium. Leaked footage shows shocking state of Barcelona's Nou Camp as club 'consider delaying new stadium opening' The board of the Nueva Romareda SL have agreed the rental deal for the club to use the ground with the lease lasting 26 months. The club will have the option to extend the deal until the Romareda reopens. Zaragoza will pay £216,960 to rent the stadium, but that will reportedly be increased by 70 per cent if they are promoted to LaLiga. The club will also have to pay for any upgrades that are required by league regulations. 6 6 6 Zaragoza play their first match in the Estadio Ibercaja against Mirandes on July 30. The match is a pre-season friendly ahead of the clubs' campaign in the Segunda Division. Zaragoza will be hoping for an improvement on their 18th-place finish from last term. The team is managed by former player and Atletico Madrid star Gabi Fernandez. The team was last in LaLiga in 2013 and have previously boasted players such as Cafu, Gerard Pique, Gus Poyet and Diego Milito.
Reuters
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- Reuters
England women bank on experience for home World Cup bid
LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - England coach John Mitchell has named a vastly experienced squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup on home soil starting next month as the hot favourites aim to underline their dominance of the sport with the prize that so agonisingly eluded them in 2022. The squad of 32 named on Thursday boasts a combined 1,374 international caps, with 24 players who have previously competed at a World Cup. Zoe Aldcroft will captain her country in her third World Cup, supported by 2014 winner Marlie Packer and Olympian Megan Jones as vice captains. Emily Scarratt, with 118 caps to her name, is set to compete in her fifth tournament having overcome a career-threatening neck injury, with Alex Matthews and Packer in line for their fourth. Abi Burton, May Campbell, Mackenzie Carson, Kelsey Clifford, Maddie Feaunati, Lilli Ives Campion, Jade Shekells and Emma Sing are all World Cup debutants. Natasha Hunt was included, three years after her shock omission from the 2022 squad and having fought back to make herself first-choice scrumhalf again. "It is a rare and awesome opportunity for this group to represent the Red Roses at a home World Cup," Mitchell said. "It has been a thorough two-year process to select the right blend of positional cover, skill, mindset and connection. "Every experience and challenge has brought the 32 to this point in their life and career, and they have all earned their place. They should be proud of the opportunity to create history together." Captain Aldcroft added: "To lead the team into a home Rugby World Cup is an incredible feeling. This group have a fantastic opportunity to inspire young boys and girls all over the country - it's something we have spoken about as a collective and we're relishing the chance to do so." England are odds-on favourites for the competition on the back of an extraordinary run of 50 wins in 51 games with one defeat. Unfortunately for them that "one" was the incredible 2022 World Cup final when New Zealand snatched a last-minute England lineout - having not contested one all match - as England sought a match-winning try having eschewed a kick at goal that would have tied the scores. That was the sixth time they have lost in the final - five to New Zealand - with their two wins coming in 1994 and 2014. Their last defeat in any match before the 2022 final was also to New Zealand in 2019. After a warm-up match against Spain in Leicester on August 2, England get the tournament underway against the United States under the lights in Sunderland on Friday, August 22. The September 27 final at Twickenham has long been an 82,000 sellout. England squad for Women's Rugby World Cup: Forwards (18) Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury, 63 caps)** Lark Atkin-Davies (Bristol Bears, 66 caps)* Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears, 71 caps)** Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears, 56 caps)* Abi Burton (Trailfinders Women, 2 caps) May Campbell (Saracens, 3 caps) Mackenzie Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury, 21 caps) Kelsey Clifford (Saracens, 13 caps) Amy Cokayne (Sale Sharks, 83 caps)** Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs, 15 caps) Rosie Galligan (Saracens, 24 caps)* Lilli Ives Campion (Loughborough Lightning, 2 caps) Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning, 21 caps)* Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury, 75 caps)*** Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury, 40 caps)* Marlie Packer (Saracens, 110 caps)*** Morwenna Talling (Sale Sharks, 22 caps)* Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears, 74 caps)** Backs (14) Holly Aitchison (Sale Sharks, 40 caps)* Jess Breach (Saracens, 45 caps)* Abby Dow (Unattached, 52 caps)* Zoe Harrison (Saracens, 57 caps)** Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury, 29 caps)* Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury, 80 caps)** Megan Jones (Trailfinders Women, 25 caps)* Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins, 52 caps)* Claudia Moloney-MacDonald (Exeter Chiefs, 35 caps)* Lucy Packer (Harlequins, 31 caps)* Helena Rowland (Loughborough Lightning, 39 caps)* Emily Scarratt (Loughborough Lightning, 118 caps)**** Jade Shekells (Gloucester-Hartpury, 2 caps) Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury, 8 caps) *denotes number of Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments played
