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UK: EURO 96 CHAMPIONSHIPS: SPANISH ARRIVE AT NEW TEAM HOTEL

(20 Jun 1996) Natural Sound Spain's soccer stars arrived at their new team hotel Thursday ready for the biggest challenge so far -- taking on buoyant host nation England at Wembley in the quarter-finals of Euro 96. The Spaniards moved hotels from their base near Leeds in the north of England to the Sopwell House Hotel - 22 miles outside London as part of the preparations for Saturday's crunch match with the English. The players looked relaxed after the four-hour drive - stopping on the way into the hotel to sign autographs for a few English fans who live in the nearby town of St Albans. The hotel had accommodated the Dutch team for the first stage of the tournament and the new welcome banner was painted in double-quick time - the staff were only told 24 hours ago of their new VIP guests. Asked if they were confident about the outcome, the team seemed cautious - hoping for victory but not overconfident. The hotel itself is the former country home of a member of the British Royal family - the late Lord Mountbatten who was the uncle of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...