Estadio Azteca is the largest proper football stadium in the world with a capacity of 104,000 seats. The stadium is home to Club América. The stadium was built in the 1960s to accommodate the growing support of Club América and to provide Mexico with a flagship stadium for the upcoming [...]
Estadio Cuauhtémoc is the home of Puebla FC and counts as the fifth largest stadium in Mexico with a capacity of 42,648 seats. The stadium was built with an eye on the 1968 Olympic games, and was designed by the same architect also responsible for the Estadio Azteca. It was [...]
Lyon Receives Building Permit for Grand Stade
The local council of Lyon suburb Décines has finally signed the building permit for Lyon’s proposed 58,000-seater. The signature brings a long process, that started almost five years ago, to an end, and frees up the way for the start of construction works. The stadium, which will be a prominent [...]
All About the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
Tomorrow, the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations will start with the opening match between Equatorial Guinea and Libya. For the former it will be the first showing at an Africa Cup, which is primarily because they are co-hosting the event with Gabon, who [...]
Liverpool FC took a step back and forwards at the same time when it decided to proceed with its 9-year-old plans for a new stadium, reports the Telegraph. Even though current American owners Fenway Sports Group had earlier indicated to prefer a redevelopment of Anfield, they now [...]
In May 2010 Wolves announced a £40 million redevelopment program for Molineux Stadium. A year and a half later Wolves seem to be progressing steadily with the project. Wolves occupied Molineux Stadium in 1889, and, after the stadium had decayed much in the 1970s and [...]
Valencia Stadium Works Resumed in 2012
Works on the Nuevo Mestalla stadium will resume at the beginning of 2012, according to an announcement of the mayor of Valencia and the club’s president last Tuesday. Construction of the stadium, which began in August 2007, was halted early 2009 with little indication during the last [...]
Fulham Advances with Craven Cottage Development Plans
Fulham FC has revealed further information about their plans to develop Craven Cottage, including some new drawings of the proposed Riverside Stand. The club has a long-standing desire to increase capacity and modernise 105-year-old Craven Cottage and has in the past even [...]
Atlético Madrid Presents New Stadium Plans
Last Monday Atlético Madrid unveiled their plans to build a new stadium in the east of Madrid. The stadium will have a capacity of 67,500 seats, about 12,000 more than fit in the current Estadio Vicente Calderón. Atlético had been looking for a move from the Vicente Calderón for several years, as [...]
