Prior to Sunday’s season-opening match between Liverpool’s women’s team and Arsenal, the AXA Melwood Training Center has officially opened.
For the club’s formal opening ceremony on Friday, September 29, dignitaries from all around the city and women’s football were invited to the AXA Melwood Training Centre. Guests had the chance to see the top-notch facility and commemorate an important milestone for the club’s women’s squad.
Following their commitment to both the men’s and women’s teams, AXA was last week named as the naming rights partner for the future home of the women’s team. The men’s team has called the AXA Training Centre home since its debut in 2020.
The women’s squad will now start their own chapter with the opportunity to practice and compete at the top level with some of the greatest facilities in the WSL thanks to the first-rate facility, which is steeped in the history of LFC.
The ladies’ Pro Game Academy will also be housed at the storied location, giving up-and-coming stars the chance to compete at the top level while enabling the club to cultivate and nurture the greatest players in the game.
The club has all it needs to advance thanks to outstanding outdoor pitches, amazing indoor facilities, and a cutting-edge gym, including special spaces for player rehabilitation, team meetings, press conferences, and office space for management and support personnel.
The award-winning LFC Foundation programs will utilise the AXA Melwood Training Center’s community outreach facilities, and the Fowler Education and Football Academy (FEFA) will use it to educate young people.
Billy Hogan, chief executive officer of Liverpool FC, stated during the inauguration ceremony: “This is a remarkable time in the history of our club, and we are pleased that our women’s squad can call this legendary location home. Our women’s squad now has access to one of the top training facilities in the WSL thanks to the AXA Melwood Training Centre, a superb facility.
“We have been proud to have AXA as a partner since 2018 and we’re delighted they have once again shown their commitment not only to the club, but to the women’s game by partnering with us to have their name on this superb facility.”
Virginie Bercot, Global Brand Director of AXA added: “This is a great opportunity to further our journey with Liverpool Football Club. In a world where women do not always benefit from the same conditions as men in sports, we are delighted to continue supporting and empowering female athletes. By inaugurating the new AXA Melwood Training Centre, we are proud to enable LFC Women to keep playing at the top of their game.
“At AXA, we believe that being a woman shouldn’t be a risk in every aspect of life from health to business, including sports. This training centre is further proof of our commitment towards women.”