Widely recognized as one of the best soccer training grounds in Europe, if the not the world, the Training Centre is located in North London about 16 miles from the city center and features 15 grass pitches, world-class player preparation areas, a pool and hydrotherapy complex, an altitude room, a large-scale gym, specialized rehabilitation suites and a staff that is as charming, accommodating and professional as any the USA has ever experienced in its travels around the USA and the world.
“This place is heaven,” said U.S. forward Tobin Heath, a player who has often had a transcendental relationship with soccer pitches. “From the grounds to the accommodations to the food, everything is so thoughtful and purposeful to create a completely present football experience.”
The U.S. players are housed at The Lodge, an eco-friendly high-end building on the training site that is oozing with Feng Shui. Among its many amenities, the building complex features luxurious high-tech hotel-type rooms for the players and staff, a boot room, a locker room, meeting rooms, training room, equipment room and a restaurant, all just a short walk from each other. The encompassing landscaping, featuring a vast variety of plants and flowers, would be the envy of any world-class resort and flatness and plushness of the fields put many a snooker table to shame.
