Soccer-Everton's new stadium welcomes 10,000 fans for test event


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - A drone view shows the new Everton Stadium under construction in Liverpool, Britain - November 12, 2024 REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File Photo

(Reuters) - Everton's new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock welcomed 10,000 fans for a test event featuring an under-18 friendly match against Wigan Athletic as the Premier League club prepare to say goodbye to Goodison Park at the end of this season.

Construction of the new 52,888-seater arena took four years and cost close to 800 million pounds ($1.01 billion), according to British media reports, and is also set to host matches at Euro 2028.

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