Football Stadium News Recap – December 2018

Monthly Football Stadiums News Recap for December 2018 Football Fans Attack Police in Argentina On November 22nd, a pitched battle took place between the fans of the local football team and the police in Buenos Aires. This incident happened at All Boys stadium when some hooligans attacked the policemen with guns and other weapons resulting … Read more

Football Stadium News Recap – September 2018

FA Endorses Safe Standing Concept for Football Stadiums As per the press release by Football Association, they are officially endorsing the concept of safe standing areas for viewers at the stadiums during the football matches. A review regarding this subject is already being commissioned by the incumbent government and most probably it will be tabled … Read more

Emirates – Arsenal

General Info about the Emirates Football Stadium Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium is a four-tiered bowl which has a translucent polycarbonate roofing, though this does not cover any of the pitch. Arsenals home is the 7th largest football stadium in the UK but until a few years ago it was the 3rd biggest after Wembley Stadium and Old … Read more

Villa Park Stadium – Aston Villa

Villa Park Stadium General Info Villa Park is one of the most recognisable football stadiums in England. It was completed in 1897 and has been the home to the Villans ever since. Having previously played at Wellington Road, Aston Villa moved into what was the Aston Lower Grounds in 1897 and over the subsequent 121 … Read more

St Andrew’s Stadium – Birmingham City

St Andrew’s Stadium General Info Birmingham City once played their games at the Muntz Street ground but, having had St Andrew’s built, moved into the stadium in 1906. Back then almost 75,000 people could cram into the ground but there is room for less than half of that these days. The highest attendance on record … Read more

King Power Stadium – Leicester City

 General Info The King Power Stadium, previously known as the Walkers Stadium due to various naming rights, has been the home of Leicester City since they moved from old ground Filbert Street in 2002. It is the 20th largest football stadium in England, further confirming their Premier League status as a club. The stadium was … Read more

bet365 Stadium – Stoke City

General Info About bet365 stadium The bet365 Stadium (formerly the Britannia Stadium) has been the home of Stoke City since 1997 with the Potters having played for 119 years at former home the Victoria Ground. Ground was broken in late 1996 and was completed in the summer of ’97 at a cost of £15million. As … Read more

Vicarage Road – Watford

General Info Vicarage Road has been the home of Watford FC since opening in 1922 and after a few touch-ups is still going strong as a Premier League venue. The Sir Elton John Stand was opened in 2014 while extensions to other areas of the ground and the pitch itself continued throughout 2015 and 2016. … Read more

The Hawthorns Stadium

The Hawthorns Stadium – General Info West Bromwich Albion’s home, The Hawthorns, has been home to the Baggies since as far back as 1900. By this time the ground was already the sixth to have played host to West Brom but is their spiritual home now having been around for 118 years. Standing at 551 … Read more

Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium

General InfoAfter the closure of White Hart Lane at the end of the 2016/17 season, Tottenham Hotspur have been playing their games at the national stadium, Wembley, as their new stadium is built directly where the old one stood in what is an £850million development. Wembley has been shortlisted as one of the best football … Read more