Brighton plan Europe’s first purpose-built women’s football stadium

• 10,000-capacity venue will sit next to Amex Stadium

• ‘This is the kind of progress we have dreamed about’

Brighton’s plans to build Europe’s first purpose-built women’s stadium is the “kind of progress we have dreamed about for years”, the Brighton and former England forward Fran Kirby has said.

The Women’s Super League club have released the first images of the 10,000-capacity venue, which they hope to open in time for the 2030-31 season.