Football is the most popular sport on the globe, and especially on the European continent, which is natural given its origins. The more football grew in popularity, the bigger was the need for greater stadiums. It all resulted in some iconic infrastructures, five of which bettingtips4you.com has cherry-picked as top European football venues.
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Wembley – London, United Kingdom
The discussion regarding football stadiums is just not possible without Wembley, probably the most iconic footballing place nowadays. The original Wembley was built in 1923, but it was reopened in 2007.
English Football Association’s stadium is the second biggest stadium in Europe and home to the English national team as well as the most important matches in England, such as the FA Cup final or the Championship play-offs. The stadium will host both semi-finals and the final at the UEFA EURO 2020.
Two Champions League finals were played at Wembley as well as the gold medal clashes at the Olympic Games in London 2012. The new design kept all the best from the original stadium, adding the extra flavor at the same time. It is deservedly quite often referred to as the “Home of Football”.
Camp Nou – Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona’s home is the largest football venue in Europe with the capacity of 99,354 people. It had the honor of hosting the European Cup final in 1989 and the Champions League final in 1999. Football enthusiasts will all remember the iconic comeback Manchester United managed at the death of the affair against Bayern Munich back then.
The stadium located in the Catalonian capital was also a place where the opening match of the 1982 World Cup was played. The capacity was even greater (around 120,000) for that tie, but it had to be reduced due to changes in-laws.
Old Trafford – Manchester, United Kingdom
Wembley is the biggest stadium in England, but Manchester United are the club who owns the biggest stadium in the country. With the seating capacity of 75,811, the “Theatre of Dreams” is a fascinating venue indeed. You will hardly find the more electrifying atmosphere elsewhere. Our top advice would be to choose the Stretford End stand for the best experience
Allianz Arena – Munich, Germany
The youngest of all five stadiums we listed here is also the maiden venue with a complete color-changing exterior. It can carry 75,000 fans, just like Old Trafford. At first, it was home to two Bavarians teams, Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich. Nevertheless, Bayern is the only tenants since July 2017.
The main difference between Allianz Arena and Bayern’s previous site, Olympiastadion, is that fans are now much closer to the pitch without a running track around it. Bayern Munich is one of Europe’s greats, and you will never be disappointed with the atmosphere there.
San Siro (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza) – Milano, Italy
The biggest Italian stadium is home to two continental powerhouses, Inter and Milan. It is almost one century old (opened in September 1926), and it hosted the finals of both European Cup and Champions League. With the capacity of 80,018, it is one of the biggest stadiums in Europe. Nevertheless, it is unique because of the design, which grants the maximum visibility to any spectator.
On top of sports events, the stadium was home to some of the most spectacular concerts. U2, One Direction, Eros Ramazotti, and Laura Pausini have all sung in front of more than 100,000 spectators at San Siro. Inter’s fans instead prefer to call it Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The famous Italian was the two-time World Cup winner, and he spent most of his career at Inter.
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