Luzhniki Stadium
July 19, 2009 by admin
The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium, is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium. The name Luzhniki derives from the swampy... [Read the rest of this article]
Stade de France
July 19, 2009 by admin
The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000 and is used for the French rugby union team during the Six Nations and other major internationals. The French football team also use the stadium for almost every home game, and it was there where... [Read the rest of this article]
Santiago Bernabéu
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is a football stadium in the Chamartín distric of Madrid, Spain. It was inaugurated on December 14, 1947 and is owned by the Real Madrid football club. With a capacity of 80,354 spectators in 2007, it was named as a UEFA Elite Five-Star Stadium in 2007. The Bernabéu is one of the world’s most famous... [Read the rest of this article]
Westfalenstadion
July 19, 2009 by admin
Westfalenstadion is a football stadium in the German city of Dortmund in the industrial metropolitan area of the Ruhrgebiet (“Ruhrpott”). The stadium is officially named Signal Iduna Park under a sponsorship arrangement lasting from December 2005 until June 2011, giving naming rights to the Signal Iduna Group, an insurance... [Read the rest of this article]
Twickenham Stadium
July 19, 2009 by admin
Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers) is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000. This makes it the second largest stadium in the UK after Wembley Stadium and the fifth... [Read the rest of this article]
Estadio Azteca
July 19, 2009 by admin
Estadio Azteca is a stadium in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América. Estadio Azteca was the primary venue for association football at the 1968 Summer Olympics and is the only stadium ever to host two FIFA World Cup final matches, in 1970 and 1986. It... [Read the rest of this article]
Croke Park Stadium
July 19, 2009 by admin
Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports stadium in Ireland and the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association, Ireland’s biggest sporting organisation. The stadium is in the heart of the city, a 15 minute walk from the main thoroughfare O’Connell Street. Since 1884 the site has been used... [Read the rest of this article]
Olimpiysky
July 19, 2009 by admin
The Olimpiysky National Sports Complex (also known as Olympic Stadium, Republican Stadium or Central Stadium; Ukrainian: “Olimpiys’kyĭ”) is a multi-use sports facility in Kiev, Ukraine, located on the slopes of city’s central Cherepanov Hill. The stadium is the premier sports venue of Ukraine and one of the world’s... [Read the rest of this article]
New Wembley Stadium
July 19, 2009 by admin
Wembley Stadium (usually shortened to just Wembley) is a football stadium, located in Wembley Park in London, UK. Primarily a football venue, Wembley is owned by The Football Association (The FA) via its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Limited, and hosts England’s home international football matches and the main English domestic... [Read the rest of this article]
Camp Nou
July 19, 2009 by admin
The Camp Nou often erroneously called the “Nou Camp” (in both Spanish and English) is a football stadium in Barcelona, Spain. The stadium has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957. It is a UEFA 5-star rated stadium, and has hosted numerous international matches at senior level, and UEFA Champions League... [Read the rest of this article]