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Stockholm plans national football center in Kista

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  • Planning for a national football center in Kista, Stockholm, has advanced.
  • The center aims to provide accessible, high-level facilities lacking in the area.
  • It will include training for national teams and a field for local clubs.

Planning for a national football center for top-level sports in Kista, Stockholm, has taken a step closer to reality. The city planning office in Stockholm has started detailed planning for the center. Kim Källström, football manager at the Swedish Football Association, says they want to make a center that is very accessible.

He notes that in the Stockholm area, there are currently no football fields of the level needed. Good communications, proximity to the national arena in Solna, and the science hub in Kista are some of the reasons for choosing this location. Next to the training facility for national team players, they also want to build a field where local Stockholm teams can play.

we want to make a center that is very accessible

Kim Källström, football manager at the Swedish Football Association

Emilia Bjuggren, group leader for the Social Democrats in Stockholm, believes having that proximity to the stars will mean a lot for Stockholmers and for Järva.

in the Stockholm area, there are currently no football fields of the level needed

Kim Källström, football manager at the Swedish Football Association

having that proximity to the stars will mean a lot for Stockholmers and for Järva

Emilia Bjuggren, group leader for the Social Democrats in Stockholm

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