Three Great Soccer Stadiums

YAY! The three stadiums have been picked! We get to view three spectacular stadiums in a close up look of their history, features, and stats.

Allianz Arena Lit Up at Night

The first one we will start off with today is Allianz Arena. It is located in Munich, Germany and is home to one of my favorite teams Bayern Munich. The stadium is fairly new; the stadium opened to 2005. One of the things I really like about this stadium is it is designed totally for the game of soccer. It is just a beautiful high-tech stadium! The outside of the stadium is covered in 15 miles of LED lights. They change colors as the night goes along and it is pretty amazing how they set it up. The venue costs 340 Million Euros to construct, which is about 418 Million USD. The total capacity of Allianz Arena is 69,901 people. There is a total of 66,000 seats and 106 VIP boxes of different sizes holding a total of 1,374. Also there is a special 165 seats for the disabled. Also the stadium has 2 fan restaurants along with an Arena la carte and a press club. Lastly one of the best things about this stadium is the atmosphere. In Munich they love their football and it is almost always sold out when Bayern Munich comes to play and sometimes even with the other Munich team that plays their. They have a whole section devoted to standing a singing the whole match.

The Nou Camp

The next stadium today was recommended by my frequent blog reader Dream Boy. He wanted a view at Barcelona's stadium, The Nou Camp. The Nou Camp is located in Barcelona, Spain and is one of the biggest stadiums, along with being the home of one of the best teams in the world. It was constructed between 1955 - 1957. At first it was not called the Nou Camp and it was originally named ‘Estadi del FC Barcelona’, but most people called it Camp Nou, which means, the new ground. In the 2000/2001 season, the name of the stadium was officially changed to Camp Nou. It now has a capacity of 99,354. At one point it had the capacity of 120,000 for the FIFA World Cup, but then the law eliminating standing area's, sent the capacity down to 99,000. In the 1998-1999 season UEFA awarded Camp Nou with the Five Star Stadium title. The chairs in the stadium are neatly colored to match Barcelona's colors and part of the seats are yellow which spell out "Mes Que Un Club". Appart from being a great place to watch a match, Camp Nou has a great Museum and also has the "Camp Nou experiance in which includes a ticket to the Museum, a tour of the stadium,and the multi-media area.

The next stadium is the newest of the three. It is home to Arsenal and is called Emirates Stadium. It replaced one of the most famous grounds, Highbury. The stadium was introduced in 2006 to the Arsenal fans. When the name of the stadium was being decided, some thought we should call it Ashburton Grove or the New Highbury, but since our sponsors helped fund the project it was named after them. The total cost to build the venue was 390 Million Pounds or 604 Million USD. The stadium holds 60,361 people. The stadium is very famous for the world class pitch that helps Arsenal with there quick pace passing. It is said to be one of the best pitches in the world. There is also a self guided tour, to let you walk at your own pace through the stadium with and audio tour. This tour includes walking through the changing rooms and the tunnel like you are a real player. There is also a tour to be guided by an Arsenal legend. Emirates Stadium also has an Arsenal Museum, which both tours access. You can go the the museum with out the tour. There is a huge store called The Amoury, where you can find all things Arsenal. The atmosphere at Emirates is great and the singing and chanting never really stops.

Well that is it for today I know I only did three stadiums, but it takes a lot of time to research every one, so thank you for reading and if you would comment a stadium for me to do, I would probably squeeze it in tomorrow! Thanks for reading, Bye!