El Monumental, officially called Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, is the home of Club Atlético River Plate and the stadium where the Argentine national team plays most of its games. The stadium has a capacity of 64,000 places. In the first decades of the 20th century River occupied various grounds spread [...]
Estadio Presidente Perón, also called El Cilindro de Avellaneda, is the home stadium of Racing Club. It currently has a capacity of 50,000. In 1946, after the Argentine government had granted the club with a loan of 3 million pesos, Racing could start the construction of their desired new stadium [...]
La Bombonera, officially called Estadio Alberto J. Armando, is home to Argentina’s most popular club CA Boca Juniors. It has a capacity of 49,000, a mix of seats and standing places. In 1931 the club bought the land on which the stadium was to be built with the aim of [...]
Houston’s BBVA Compass Stadium Nearing Completion
Houston has been one of the last MLS clubs to build a soccer-specific stadium, however it also seems to become one of the finest ones. Houston started construction of the stadium in February 2011, and has the stadium planned to be completed in May of this year. Houston Dynamo will [...]
Bristol Rovers Confident of New Stadium Prospects
Bristol Rovers have vowed to move on with their plans to build a new stadium at the University of the West of England site, regardless of whether Bristol Rugby club will join them there. The football and rugby club currently share the Memorial Stadium, and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
