All over the plant modern football objects of futuristic appearance a created, even in our time where technology demolishes all limitation. They all provide comfort and pleasure that could not be even imagined in your wildest dreams. All these stadiums a grandiose, shiny and digitalized still seem somehow without a soul. The same ones that on their wall and stands had ancient Wembley, Marakana, Heysel, Arsenal’s Highbury, Ajaksov De Mer, Budapest Nep, where Hungarian “light cavalry” of the fifties of last century stomped on anyone who stood before it…
As generals wrinkled by history, witnesses of history, great and unforgettable football battles and wars did not remain untouchable. They recklessly caved under the pressure of economic powers, money, stride to something better. Some of them don’t even exist today, all there is left are memories. It was replaced by some larger and somewhat more secure stadiums. This is a list of 10 biggest stadiums on the planet:
10BORG EL ARAB STADIUM (CAIRO, EGYPT)
Seats: 86.000
09GELORA BUNG KARNO STADIUM (JAKARTA, INDONESIA)
Seats: 88. 083, home of Indonesia’s national team as well as Persija Jakarta.
08WEMBLEY STADIUM (LONDON, ENGLAND)
Seats: 90.000, home of England’s national ream.
07AZADI STADIUM (TEHERAN, IRAN)
Seats: 91.623, home of Iran’s national team as well as Esteghlal Teheran and Persepolis.
06SOCCER CITY (JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA)
Seats: 94.736, home of South Africa’s national football team as well as the Kaizer Chiefs.
05CAMP NOU (BARCELONA, SPAIN)
Seats: 99.786, home of FC Barcelona.
04ESTADIO AZTECA (MEXICO CIRY, MEXICO)
Seats: 105.064, home of Mexico’s national team and Club America.
03BUKIT JALIL NATIONAL STADIUM (KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA)
Seats: 110.000, home of Malaysia’s national team.
02SALT LAKE STADIUM (KOLKATA, INDIA)
Seats: 120.000, home of India’s national team as well as Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, East Bengal Football Club, Pailan Arrows and Prayag United S.C.
01RUNGNADO MAY DAY STADIUM (PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA)
Seats: 150.000, home of North Korea’s national team.