Kansas City plan for US training base in doubt
FA exploring alternative options on east coast
The Football Association has sent operational staff to the US this week to scout for World Cup training camps amid concerns that England may lose their preferred site to the Netherlands.
Thomas Tuchel had cleared an FA plan for England to be based in Kansas after a pre-tournament training camp in Fort Lauderdale, but after the draw last week there are concerns that the Netherlands will be allocated their chosen facility at Sporting Kansas City, a high-performance centre used by US Soccer.
The Netherlands play their group fixtures in Kansas City and two cities in Texas – Houston and Dallas – so will be given first refusal by Fifa on the grounds of geographical proximity should, as the FA expects, they opt for Sporting KC. England’s group games will take place in Dallas, Boston and New Jersey.
