Welcome to England’s World Cup base: ‘People come here for total quiet’
Gareth Southgate’s squad will train in the sleepy Russian town of Zelenogorsk next summer, a place where ‘there’s nothing for the young to do’If England are looking for self-reflection and meditation, this sleepy Russian town where they will train during the World Cup next summer could fit the bill. The 10-minute drive north from their modest accommodation in the village of Repino, 19 miles from St Petersburg, cuts through birch and pine forest, the view occasionally punc
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