Friendly expected to be held on September 11 at 32,300-capacity stadium
Tuesday 12 June 2018 12:38, UK
England will face Switzerland in a September friendly at Leicester City's King Power Stadium, Sky Sports News understands.
The Three Lions beat Costa Rica 2-0 in their final World Cup warm-up match at a packed Elland Park, and look set to continue the trend of taking some of their home friendlies away from Wembley.
The first post-World Cup fixture will be at the national stadium as England host Spain on September 8 in the newly-formed UEFA Nations League.
But it is believed a friendly against Switzerland is to be played on September 11 and will be staged at Leicester's 32,300 capacity King Power Stadium.
England played 34 consecutive home internationals away from Wembley as the new stadium was constructed - hosted by a number of venues up and down the country over a seven-year period.
One of those games, a 2-1 friendly win over Serbia & Montenegro was hosted at Leicester.
Staging some England fixtures away from Wembley may also become a necessity if the stadium is purchased by Shahid Khan.
The owner of Fulham and the Jacksonville Jaguars made an approach to the FA to buy Wembley and, if a number of NFL matches are to be staged there, it could lead to fixture clashes with England internationals.
SSN understands the FA is considering opening up Wembley Stadium to new bidders, although Khan remains the favourite to purchase the arena should the governing body choose to sell.
