Organisers of this summer’s European Championship have defended the decision to host some matches at smaller stadiums after they were accused of being “disrespectful” to women’s football.
Iceland international Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir had criticised the fact that the Manchester City Academy Stadium, which seats just 4,700, will stage three group matches, referring to the venue – where City’s women play their WSL home games - as a “training ground”.
