England happy with World Cup HQ
Fabio Capello was bemused by reports describing England's World Cup base as a "dump" earlier this week.
In fact the Italian had visited the Royal Bafokeng Sports Campus near Phokeng on Monday and was hugely encouraged by what he saw.
The centrepiece of the complex, the Royal Marang Hotel, had been completed. Whereas it had been a shell when Capello last visited, in December, it now contained 82 luxurious bedrooms, a spa, sauna and two designer restaurants.
And the training pitches, which had previously been such an area of concern for Capello and his assistant Franco Baldini, were now in good condition.
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