An icon, Rotherham and football stadiums

There aren't many players with more than 130 international caps who can play in a major international tournament in the area.

That is exactly what will happen when France's Wendie Renard, one of the most decorated players in women's club football, captains her team against Italy at the New York Stadium on Sunday, which has a 10,400 capacity.

A new record for the European Women's Championship was set when England beat Austria in the opening game.

With half a million tickets sold for the tournament, does it matter?

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The Manchester City Academy Stadium, which has a capacity of 4,400 for the Euros, was chosen as the location for the games by the country.

It's disrespectful to women's football because it's larger than people think. When something like that happens, it's just a step back.

What do other players think?

Beth England, who plays for England and is from Barnsley, says that it will mean a lot to the communities in places where international football is rare.

She said that people from the north don't always have the capacity to travel.

With a stadium closer to them, fans can attend a women's game which they might not have before.

There should be a wide range of locations for people to attend. I think it's open for everyone.

Jess Carter thinks football should be for fans in other countries.

How are they going to see us if we don't play there?

We want big crowds, but we're trying to inspire a whole generation, not just big cities where you see football.

A graphic showing the Euro 2022 match schedule, which includes matches at Manchester City Academy on 10, 14 & 18 July; Leigh Sports Village on 9, 13, 17 & 22 July; Old Trafford on 6 July; New York Stadium on 10, 14, 18 & 23 July; Bramall Lane on 9, 13, 17 & 26 July; Stadium MK on 8, 12, 16 & 27 July; St Mary's Stadium on 7, 11 & 15 July; Brighton Community Stadium on 11, 15 & 20 July; Brentford Community Stadium on 8, 12, 16 & 21 July and Wembley Stadium on 31 July.

What is the background to this debate?

The venues for the tournament were announced in June.

"We did a tender process throughout every major ground and city in the country, and there were very few that came forward in wanting to host the women's Euros," he stated.

We had to convince a few clubs and cities to come forward, so we are very happy with where we ended up.

Baroness Sue Campbell is the FA's director of women's football. Some clubs didn't make the journey with us because they couldn't meet Uefa regulations.

A balance was what we wanted. We've sold half a million tickets and the capacity is 725,000. We could have done larger stadiums, but we haven't. Is the balance correct? We believe so.

The long-term goal for the FA is at the center of the debate.

Legacy plans and work to increase the number of people participating has been focused on those areas. She said that they see them as hot-spot now.

We want all young girls to have the chance to play our game. We want to reach everyone.

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