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The largest stadium by capacity when opened in 1903, [9] an accolade the stadium held until 1950, [10] Hampden Park is the 50th largest football stadium in Europe, [11] the 11th largest in the United Kingdom, [12] and the second largest football stadium in Scotland. The stadium retains all attendance records recorded in European football.
Merkur Spiel-Arena (stylized in all caps), previously known as the Esprit Arena (until 2 August 2018), the LTU Arena (until June 2009), and also called the Düsseldorf Arena (during the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest and the UEFA Euro 2024), is a retractable roof football stadium in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The stadium was one of the venues for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. [citation needed] Due to sponsorship contracts, however, the arena was called FIFA World Cup Stadium Dortmund during the World Cup. Six games were played there during the tournament, including Germany's first loss ever at the stadium, a 2–0 defeat to Italy.
A UEFA category four stadium and one of the biggest stadiums by capacity in Europe (the biggest in Portugal), Estádio da Luz hosted several matches of the UEFA Euro 2004, including its final, as well as the 2014 and 2020 finals of the UEFA Champions League. It was elected the most beautiful stadium of Europe in a 2014 online poll by L'Équipe.
Etihad Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Emirates Stadium. A stadium (pl.: stadiums or stadia) [1] is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.
The "Category" column indicates whether the stadium has been designated by UEFA as capable of hosting club competitions such as the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League, and national team competitions such as the UEFA European Championship, UEFA Women's Championship and the UEFA Nations League, as well as ...
Two months after the Bradford City stadium fire, the 1966 World Cup Final teams from England and West Germany met in a rematch at Elland Road and raised £46,000 for the Fire Disaster Fund, with England winning the game, 6–4. [51] When non-league team, Farsley Celtic, reached the first round of the FA Cup in 1974, the game was played at ...
The franchise, named in memory of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, was founded as the Chicago Fire Soccer Club on October 8, 1997, the Great Fire's 126th anniversary. The team began play in 1998 as one of the league's first expansion teams. The Fire won the MLS Cup as well as the U.S. Open Cup (the "double") in their first