Fulham to switch to Loftus Road

Fulham today confirmed they will share Queens Park Rangers's Loftus Road home next season while Craven Cottage undergoes a £70…

Fulham today confirmed they will share Queens Park Rangers's Loftus Road home next season while Craven Cottage undergoes a £70 million sterling redevelopment.

Jean Tigana's team will play at the 19,148-capacity stadium close to their own ground in west London throughout the 2002-03 campaign.

They will then return to their revamped home, which will have been transformed into an all-seater arena accommodating 30,000 fans.

Rugby union side Wasps must now finalise their plans to leave Loftus Road, which Fulham will pay a reported fee of around £1 million to share for nine months.

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