London Stadiums: the Olympic Stadium and the Emirates Stadium

During our stay in London, we had the chance to visit two of the biggest stadiums of London, the Emirates Stadium and the Olympic Stadium

 

Indeed, 1/13/2013, we went to the Emirates Stadium to watch the match Arsenal - Manchester City, match between two clubs belonging to the ten richest clubs in the world and between the 4th of the Premier League and the champion last year's.

This match was very intense, but finally, ManchesterCity won 0-2.

Tickets to see a game in this stadium was expensive but I think it is worth considering the quality of entertainment offered by both teams as well as modern infrastructure offered by the stadium.

Indeed, we also admired the magnificent Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal plays since 2006.

The Emirates Stadium, with a capacity of 60.361 is the third-largest football stadium in England after Wembley and Old Trafford and fifth-largest in the United Kingdom

The grass was wonderfully green, the design of the building was incredibly beautiful, the seats and infrastructures, red and white, are reminiscent the colors of the club, and the athmospere was incredible. This stadium is at the cutting edge of sports entertainment venues. 

Another monument of London sport, the Olympic Stadium, which is located at Olympic Park in Stratford. It was constructed primarily to serve as the Olympic Stadium for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The stadium had a capacity of 80,000, making it the third-largest stadium in England behind Wembley Stadium and Twickenham Stadium.

During a group outing, we went to visit the Olympic site, and we observed far from the stadium, instead of the exploits of international athletes last summer.

We can observe that Stratford was a neighborhood full expension, but there is still a lot of work.

By 2030, Stratford become a modern residential area, located near the City, the business district of London, and where we will find the modern sports complex used during the Olympic Games. 

Emirates Stadium

Emirates Stadium