This day in football history On 12 January 1980, a portion of Middlesbrough’s Ayresome Park collapsed, killing two people. It was the start of a terrible trend in football for the coming decade. Boro season ticket holders Irene and Norman Roxby were exiting the ground by the South East corner after a 1–1 draw with Manchester …
This day in football history On 27 October 1944, construction began at Real Madrid’s stadium, the Nuevo Estadio Chamartín. Now known as the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, it is one of the world’s most famous football venues. The club had played previously at the old Estadio Chamartín, which was constructed in 1923 and held a crowd of …
Kashiwa Reysol’s Supporters Are Among the J-League’s Fiercest By Dan Stelly | Photo via sprmbrs41 Tenants: Kashiwa Reysol Location: Kashiwa, Chiba Capacity: 15,900 Opened: 1985 Just under 6,000 miles from Borussia Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion lies Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium and Japan’s very own yellow wall. Though the Chiba-based ground would hold less than a quarter of …
Derby’s Pride Park is a Bastion for Top-Flight Hopes By Dan Stelly | Photo via Lens Envy Tenants: Derby County Location: Derby, England Capacity: 33,597 Opened: 1997 Derby County moved to Pride Park in 1997 after outgrowing its 102-year-old Baseball Ground, whose capacity dwindled following the legal requirement for all-seater stadiums. The corner sections of …
After Beginning Life at Anfield, the Toffees Have Turned Goodison Park into a Famous, Fearsome Home By Dan Stelly | Photo via Pete Tenants: Everton Location: Liverpool, England Capacity: 39,572 Opened: 1892 Many years before Goodison Park earned its reputation as one of England’s most raucous grounds, Everton called another venue home: Anfield. The Toffees opened …
43 Years After a Sparkling Debut, the Famous Ground Awaits Its Next Game By Dan Stelly | Photo via Brendan Rankin Tenants: None Location: Munich, Germany Capacity: 69,250 Opened: 1972 Today, the Olympiastadion’s sweeping shades of acrylic glass and row upon row of off-green seats sit quiet, patiently waiting for the next pop star or snowboarding …
FIFA Has Succeeded in Whitewashing the Stadium Experience, But Why Does Television Coverage Have to Be So Predictable? By David Goldblatt | Photograph by Ryu Voelkel [S]occer is, obviously, the centerpiece of the World Cup, but it means nothing without the crowd — the people in the stadiums, in the streets and parks of Brazilian cities, and …
