FA announce multi-million St George's Park refurbishment as England target Euro 2028 glory

FA chiefs are funding a multi-million refurbishment of St George’s Park to ensure England have world class training facilities. They are branding the project SGP 2.0 to bring the training base up to date after it originally opened in 2012 and has been seen as the training hub for England’s national teams. Football Association chiefs are updating the pitches, recovery facilities and are modernising the hotel attached to the training centre which is near Burton. They want to bring it up to speed in time for the FA hosting the 2028 Euros.

England boss Thomas Tuchel together with the Lionesses in the build-up to this summer’s Euros and the rest of the teams will be able to use SGP while it is undergoing the refurbishment. John McDermott, The FA’s men’s technical director, said: “With the honour of hosting a home Euros on the horizon alongside other exciting pathway activities, SGP 2.0 will level up our capacity to deliver an elite experience for players and to give ourselves every possible chance for success.

“Development of the site over the next three years helps us to build towards performing at our best in every aspect — for our players to train, perform and recover in a second-to-none environment and for us to build a legacy of coaching excellence supported by the very latest in technology and innovation.”. The FA’s women’s technical director, Kay Cossington, added: “SGP 2.0 offers us the opportunity to consider the needs of our elite women's teams and female coaches, and to design spaces that work for different groups.

“We'll offer inclusive facilities which have in the past overlooked various needs. Inclusion is at the heart of SGP 2.0, with a new learning and innovation centre and exceptional downtime facilities also slated for the development. Realising the vision of SGP 2.0 means we’ll be able to offer a world-class training centre for each and every world-class athlete and coach we train.”. Catherine Gilby, the FA’s head of para performance, said: “SGP 2.0 represents a groundbreaking, exciting and ambitious leap forward, not just for English football, but for the global disability sports landscape. This world-class facility and infrastructure will provide our elite para-players with an environment to train, recover, and perform at the highest level.

“It is a statement of our commitment to not only leading the way in ‘football for all’ but also ensuring that our elite para-teams have the best possible platform to succeed on the world stage. With these enhanced resources, we will be primed to challenge for international titles and inspire a new generation of players, while setting a global standard for the integration of Para football into the heart of football.”.

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