Great news for our local club AFC Telford United. Following the announcement at UEFA Executive Committee last month that England would host the 2014 UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship Finals, The FA have confirmed the venues that will be used for the tournament include the New Bucks Head.
This is the first occasion this tournament will be hosted outside of Nyon in Switzerland, and everyone at the club AFC Telford United is obviously highly delighted. It will see a continental tournament on these shores for the first time since 2005, when the UEFA European Women’s Championship was held in the north-west of England. A total of 117,384 spectators attended the 15 matches in Manchester, Blackpool, Warrington, Preston and Blackburn with the opening game – England's thrilling 3-2 victory against Finland at the City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday 5 June – attracting 29,092 fans.
FA Chairman David Bernstein said: "It is testament to the commitment shown by The FA at development level, it is a great honour for us and we look forward to staging a fantastic tournament. "Women’s football made great strides forward after we staged the 2005 UEFA European Women’s Championship in the north-west of England and we had tremendous support from fans, both in the stadiums and watching on TV. I am sure they will turn out in force again for the U17 finals in two years’ time. In the meantime, it is imperative we do all we can to help the FA Women’s Super League go from strength to strength."
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