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training ground is an area where professional association football teams prepare for matches, with activities primarily concentrating on skills and fitness. They also sometimes form part of a club's
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, as clubs consider it important to have good facilities to aid the development of young players.
Training grounds are usually separate from a team's stadium, as clubs use the facilities to avoid overusing the stadium's pitch. However, teams usually train inside the opposing team's stadium on the day before a
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away game, both for the benefit of the media and to become familiar with the surface.
Training ground incidents
There have been several high profile incidents, at training grounds, where players have been injured in disputes between team-mates.
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was given a suspended prison sentence, on 1 July 2008, for an assault on teammate
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training ground and
Andy CarrollAndrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....
broke teammate
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's jaw in a fight .
See also
- Football (soccer) tactics and skills