With a multi-million army of fans around the world, soccer is considered the most popular game on the entire planet. For this game there is no weather and time frames. Each person at any time of year can come to your home stadium to watch it live and to support their favorite team. This is the main reason that during the world championships the hosting countries do not have a lack of tourists from all over the world.
But for those who do have a specific team that stays in this or that part of the world, there’s a chance to go direct to that stadium and to have a look at the games of your favorite team. Well, surely if you get luck to have a look at their trainings it will be simply a miracle.
It is no secret that for every football club and its fans the stadium is more like a home. Therefore, competition exists not only on the field but also outside it. Covert struggle for the possession of the best football arena in the world.
Thus, we should begin our countdown of teh seven best stadiums in the world.
7. San Siro (Meazza Stadium) – Italy
San Siro stadium is located in Milan, the city which is also known for being one of the fashion capitals. It accommodates more than 85,000 fans. It is the home arena at once for two teams: Inter and AC Milan, who are among the most titled teams in Italy and even for the whole Europe. Thanks to the Italian fans watching the matches at the San Siro turns into a theater performance. Everywhere you will find waving flags and banners with the symbol of commands, the thud of shells and fireworks do not fall silent song. The entire stadium is singing as one. Italian fans are among the most active fans around the world. As for the stay Milan has lots of interesting options for the trip reservations, so that you’ll not miss your match.
6. Ibrox Stadium – Scotland
This stadium is located in Glasgow and is the home field for the football teams of Glasgow Rangers and their fans. The stadium has a range of seats for around a half thousand people. The most important opponent of Rangers is a football club of Celtic, whose home arena is also located in Glasgow, but it does not go to any comparison with the stadium Ibrox. The last one is being well-appreciated not only among the fans of the team but also for the attentive work of the architects and designer. Scottish football fans are more disciplined than the Italians. During the match they are singing melodious songs, full of meaning and poetry. But while here you should keep in mind that Glasgow is a busy place thus you should start hotel booking long time in advance.
5. Olympic Stadium – Germany
The stadium was built in Munich in 1972 during the adoption of Germany Olympic Games. That’s the main reason that the stadium was built up to meet the requirements of being one of the best stadiums in the world with the multi-purpose usage opportunities. In consequence, in this arena there are many important football games, along with massive concerts of various celebrities. At the moment it’s home field for the German football club Herta BSC. Well, the team is not that popular with the game results, but the overall idea of having such a cool stadium is just superb. But most importantly, the Champions League Final 2011 will take place on this stadium, which means that you start the search for hotels and hotel reservations starting now, so that you will not be left without a hotel. Except that if you do not hurry you will not get a chance to have cheap hotel reservations as close to the date the prices will go extremely high.
4. Maracana – Brazil
The stadium was opened in 1950 in Rio de Janeiro for the World Cup. Here played its best matches the famous Brazilian team, including Botafogo, Flamengo and Vasco de Gama. In the final World Cup Maracana accommodated the nearly 199,854 fans, which was an absolute record for all stadiums in the world. Currently, the arena seats approximately 80,000 spectators, but it is being increasingly used for various concerts and shows. In case if there will be another great event in this stadium you should definitely be here. Recall during the final World Cup game the fans made a typical for football wave, which is considered to be the biggest one in the world.
3. Bombonera Stadium – Argentina
Very carefully wading through the streets of the Boca district of Buenos Aires, you’re bound to stumble on the Bombonera stadium, which is home to the world-famous soccer club Boca Juniors. It does not stand out special beauty or size, but the Argentine fans create an unforgettable atmosphere during the match, which is simply impossible not to note. The fan spirit here is not that aggressive as in case of the British games: everybody is simply having fun, trying to support their teams. And in the end of the match even if their team doesn’t win, everybody’s leaving happily the stadium with the search of a local cafe to have fun. As for the main plus in Argentina you’ll get a chance to find beach resorts and continue your rest in that form.
2. Stamford Bridge – England
Modest stadium, designed for 42,000 seats, it was built in London in 1904. The home team – world famous football club Chelsea. Loyal fans have become so accustomed to winning home team that knows that many come to see the feints of his favorites, and not on the outcome of the game. The stadium is considered to be one of the most elite stadiums. Even the game atmosphere here is much advanced that in the rest of the locations. The fans might seem to be a little more classy, but anyways if you’re a big fan of Chelsea you better not miss your chance.
1. Stadium Nou Camp in Spain
If you want to see real football, go to Barcelona. That there is this miracle Arena, home to the eponymous football club FC Barcelona. This team – one of the best in the world at the moment, plus the entire, FC Barcelona – current holder of the Champions League Trophy. The stadium accommodates about 118 000 people, making it the largest in Europe. You’ll be amazed at the passion with which the Spanish fans support their favorite players.
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