Brighton Plans Europe's First Purpose-Built Women's Football Stadium
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- Category: Sports
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-28 10:14 UTC
- Sources: The Guardian Sport
Brighton FC has released plans to build a 10,000-capacity stadium for women's football, with the venue expected to sit next to their existing Amex Stadium. The project is seen as a significant step forward for women's football in Europe. Fran Kirby, a former England player and Brighton FC ambassador, called it 'the kind of progress we have dreamed about'.
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