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Amateur club to host England at Euro 2016

England announce that they will use amateur club Sportive de Chantilly's stadium as a training base for Euro 2016.

England have announced that they will use French club Sportive de Chantilly's stadium as their training base at Euro 2016.

The club, who play in the sixth division of French football, have been criticised for the quality of pitch and lack of facilities at the Stade des Bourgognes.

"We can confirm that Roy Hodgson and his coaching staff have chosen the training facility of US Chantilly for the England team to use at next year's European Championships," a spokesperson for the Football Association said in a statement.

"The location, pitch and hotel fulfil the criteria we were looking for and some improvements will be made to the playing surface accordingly.

"We will be improving the pitch significantly and using UEFA tournament approved specialists that we also use for Wembley Stadium and St George's Park in England."

England have qualified for the Championships by winning all eight of their opening matches.

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