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played host to the England men’s rugby team with its elite level sporting facilities including
UEFA standard pitches, a state-of-the art gym and swimming pool.
It will also be home to the team’s Media Centre – welcoming journalists from across
the world for news conferences, player interviews and training sessions.
The Lensbury is also particularly well-placed for travel to England’s second and third
group games with Norway at the Brighton Community Stadium on 11th July and Northern
Ireland at St Mary’s, Southampton on 15th July. The 16-nation tournament concludes at
Wembley Stadium with the final on Sunday 31st July.
Before heading to The Lensbury Resort, the Lionesses have three warm up fixtures
with tickets for the two home matches still available. To purchase, visit thefa.com/tickets.
England will begin their preparations by welcoming Belgium to Wolverhampton’s
Molineux Stadium on Thursday 16th June (8pm kick off). England then face the Netherlands
at Elland Road, home of Leeds United, kicking off at 8pm on Friday 24th June. Zurich’s
Stadion Letzigrunch hosts England’s final EURO 2022 preparation fixture where they take on
Switzerland at 5pm (UK BST). All three of the fixtures will be broadcast live on ITV.
Miedema signs new Arsenal contract

Arsenal are delighted to announce that star striker Vivianne Miedema has signed a new deal
with the club.
Vivianne joined the Gunners from Bayern Munich in 2017 and has since scored 117
goals in just 144 appearances, including 23 in 39 appearances in the recent 2021-22 season.
She was part of the Arsenal side that won the Barclays FA Women’s Super League in
the 2018-19 season, and also helped them to lift the FA Women's Continental Tyres League
Cup in the 2017-18 campaign.
The 25-year-old Dutch forward is the all-time top scorer in the Barclays FA Women’s
Super League and topped the league goalscoring charts in 2018-19 and 2019-20.
Vivianne has twice been included in the FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 and was also
named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year in 2021.
Meanwhile, at international level, Vivianne was part of the Netherlands team that won
the UEFA Women's European Championship in 2017 and finished second at the FIFA
Women’s World Cup in 2019.
“I think the most beautiful thing about the game is building something with a team and
with people around you that you really want to be around,” Vivianne told www.arsenal.com.
“I do feel like I have got that at Arsenal. I feel like for me, winning titles with Arsenal
will mean a lot more to me than winning them with another club at the moment. And that’s
what I obviously hope to achieve with Arsenal.”
Head Coach Jonas Eidevall added: “Viv is a stellar talent and a hugely important player
for this team, so it’s fantastic news that she is staying with us. As a club, our ambition is to win
titles and compete at the highest level – we know Viv’s own ambitions are the same, and
together we will give everything to achieve that.”
Head of Women’s Football Clare Wheatley said: “This is an important day for Arsenal
Football Club. Viv is among the best players on the planet and has shown her quality year after
year in the Arsenal jersey. We have ambitious targets here and Viv will play a key role in us
reaching them moving forward.”
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