English football stadiums. Football stadiums in England
| English | - | Russian |
| languagefootball pitch | - | football field |
| center, circle | - | central circle |
| half-way line | - | midline |
| penalty area | - | penalty area |
| goal area | - | gate area |
| penalty spot | - | penalty mark (penalty kick) |
| goal line (by-line) | - | goal line |
| corner flag | - | corner flag |
| touch line | - | lateral line |
| goalkeeper | - | goalkeeper, goalkeeper |
| spare man | - | free defender |
| inside defender (central defender) | - | central midfielder (stopper) |
| outside defender | - | side (outer) defender |
| midlield players | - | midfielder (halfback) |
| inside forward (striker) | - | center forward |
| outside forward (winger) | - | winger (midfielder) |
| goalkeeper's gloves | - | goalkeeper `s gloves |
| football boot | - | soccer boot |
| football pad with ankle guard | - | football ankle pad |
| shin guard | - | shin guard |
| goal | - | gates |
| crossbar | - | crossbar |
| post (goalpost) | - | bar, goal post |
| goal kick | - | goal kick (free kick) |
| penalty (penalty kick) | - | one-over kick, penalty |
| corner (corner kick) | - | corner kick (corner kick) |
| offside | - | offside, offside |
| free kick | - | free kick |
| bicycle kick (overhead bicycle kick) | - | kick backwards, "bicycle" |
| header | - | headbutt |
| pass (passing the ball) | - | pass (passing the ball) |
| short pass (one-two) | - | short pass (one touch) |
| foul (infringement) | - | violation |
| obstruction | - | blocking |
| dribbling | - | dribbling (driving the ball) |
| throw-in | - | throw-in |
| substitute | - | substitute player (replacement player) |
| coach | - | trainer |
| shirt | - | t-shirt |
| shorts | - | underpants |
| sock (football sock) | - | gaiters |
| linesman | - | linesman |
| sending-off | - | removal from the field |
| referee | - | judge in the field |
| red card | - | red card |
| yellow card | - | yellow card |
^My dream team
Among the players there are, of course, stars. I decided to make my dream team. This cannot happen, but mentally this team can be created. These athletes played at different times and in different football clubs. I have selected the best players in the history of football.
So, I took 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, 2 forwards and a goalkeeper.
The best goalkeeper of all time is, of course, Lev Yashin. There was no goalkeeper who would bear the heavy burden of glory for so long, going through new tests and emerging from them with honor, not only losing nothing, but also adding something. The most precious thing about Yashin was the feeling of reliability that all the fans experienced when they saw him at Dynamo and the national team.
Yap Stam. “Big slow” is the first impression when you see Stam. But that's not true. It’s hard to find a more reliable defender. Yap kept up with the fastest forwards. He gave it his all, never got tired, played like an automatic machine.
^ Rio Ferdinand. The main link in Manchester United. One of the best defenders in the world. Once Penny Levy, who is the agent of many world-famous stars, said that Rio was the best find of his entire life. And one cannot but agree with this.
Roberto Carlos. The best defender of the Brazilian national team. He could run 100 meters in 11 seconds. He owns the strongest blow of 198 km/h. Although he is a defender, he still became the top scorer.
Paolo Maldini . I can't call Maldini an outstanding defender. He is an outstanding football player! On the field, Paolo can do everything - defend, create, and score goals.
Zinedine Zidane . I dare say: I have never met a better football player in this role. His awards and titles speak for themselves. And his game, which was admired by millions of fans, needs no comment.
Cristiano Ronaldo . He is only 25, but it seems as if he has been playing for Real Madrid for at least ten years. Can play in any position.
His feints and speed baffle any opponent, and his excellent shot allowed him to become one of the best scorers. This is the future of world football.
Javi . We can talk about the advantages of Xavi for a long time. This includes technique, vision of the field, and the ability to leave the entire opposing team out of action with one pass.
But his main quality is his ability to play the game.
David Beckham . In my opinion, the greatest footballer in the world and England. He has many the most beautiful heads. David has no shortcomings, but sometimes he did not appear in matches for the national team. I put Beckham alongside such great players as Pele, Maradona, Zinedine Zidane.
Pele . Diego Maradona still has not apologized for the “hand of God”, I am not including him in the lineup! And Pele is perhaps the best player of all time. He was talented in every aspect: he had speed, power, dribbling, scoring instinct, and knew how to head.
David Villa . Before the World Cup Qualifiers, I didn’t even know who David Villa was, although he was already 30! At the World Championship he played like a real world star. His smart goals and accurate shots allowed him to become the top scorer of the World Cup/
Conclusion
The leading football powers are Brazil, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Italy, England. The fate of Russian football at present, unfortunately, is not going very well, but we will believe that at the 2018 World Cup. the strongest will win and it will be Russia. After all, we love football no less than other nations. Thousands of boys play in big and small cities of Russia. Our Dolgorukovskaya team confirms our words. We took part in district, zonal, regional tournaments and competitions.
All players on our team are united by a love of football and a desire to win.
The English capital is the leader in the number of sports arenas among the largest cities in the world. Sports are loved here, and football, rugby and cricket are even idolized. Not surprisingly, most stadiums in London are football or rugby stadiums. But there are also wonderful arenas for other sports, including Olympic Stadium, built for the London Olympics, and the O2 arena. Basketball and hockey are played at the O2, competitions for figure skaters, boxers, wrestlers, gymnasts and numerous concerts are held, and the presence of restaurants, cinemas and nightclubs further expands the versatility of this amazing structure.
It is simply impossible to talk about all the sports arenas in London; we will limit ourselves to a story about the most famous football arenas. In the homeland of football, it is fair to start the conversation with football.
Wembley Stadium
The most famous English stadium, its fame in the world can only be compared with the Brazilian Maracanã Stadium.But this is no longer the same old Wembley, where the British won the world title for the only time in 1966. The old stadium was demolished and a new one was built in its place. It has become somewhat smaller in terms of the number of places, now there are 90 thousand. The old one, as we remember, contained 10 thousand more. Disappeared worthwhile places, a retractable roof appeared. It only takes a quarter of an hour for it to cover the audience from the weather. But not a football field with players. The match will take place in any weather. This is exactly what one of the old football rules says, and the founders of football do not plan to change the age-old traditions. The same traditions include the Royal Box at the country's main football stadium, and the continuing order for football players to climb the steps for the trophy.
Wembley Stadium is home to the England national team and English Premier League matches.
Emirates Stadium
Before starting the story about the Emirates Stadium, it is worth remembering with a kind word the old home stadium of the Arsenal team - the famous Highbury. It existed for almost a century and was closed in 2006. The stadium was demolished and residential buildings and offices were built in its place. But in order to emphasize the connection of times, the old clock, known to all fans of the Arsenal team, was moved to the new stadium.
The team's new stadium has two names, one for "domestic" use and the other for games in UEFA tournaments. But Ashburton Grove is still more familiar to many fans; fans of the sponsors from Amy-Rates do not like it.
In terms of capacity, the stadium is inferior not only to Wembley, but also to the stadium of sworn enemies Manchester United. Emirates seats just over 60 thousand people. Imagine a bowl with 4 tiers divided into 4 stands. This is the Emirates Stadium. There are standard seats on the upper tier and below. Above the lower tier is the so-called club level, above which there are VIP boxes.
This is the home stadium of Spurs, the Tottenham Hotspur team. It has a small capacity by English standards - only 36 thousand spectators. The stadium is shaped like a square, only the edges are slightly rounded. A distinctive feature is the team symbol adorning the western stand - the cockerel.
The team's management has long announced plans to build a modern stadium, but things have not yet gone beyond words.
Stamford Bridge Stadium
Home arena of the Chelsea team. Now it seats about 42 thousand spectators and is considered one of the most modern stadiums in London. But the club's management is not satisfied with the stadium's capacity. There are plans to increase it to 50 thousand spectators or even begin construction new arena.
Now the stadium has an almost square shape with stands as close as possible to the football field.
Fulham Stadium. One of the smallest stadiums Premier League clubs. Its capacity, even after reconstruction, does not exceed 26 thousand people. And its old-fashionedness is emphasized by the appearance of wooden benches for spectators.
This list of London sports arenas can be continued with the football stadiums Selhurst Park and Boleyn Ground. The first belongs to the Crystal Palace team, the second to the West Ham United club. The Twickenham Stoop Stadium rugby stadium and the Kennington Oval cricket stadium.
Such a number of first-class arenas for various sports cannot but arouse respect.
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London's Emirates Stadium is the home stadium of Arsenal Football Club, officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip in 2006.
The stadium is a 4-tier bowl of four stands with a roof. In the middle tier there are seats for VIPs. With a capacity of 60,432 people, the stadium is the third largest stadium in London (after Wembley and Twickenham).
The stadium has one of the best turfs in the world, because the field provides the maximum possible flow of sunlight and air.
The first match played at the stadium was Dennis Bergkamp's farewell match against former club Ajax in 2006. The game was attended by 54,000 spectators and Arsenal won 2:1. In the same year, the first official game took place at the stadium (Arsenal's match with Aston Villa, which was attended by 60,023 people).
London Olympic Stadium
The London Olympic Stadium is one of the largest multi-functional stadiums in the UK. This is the main arena for the London 2012 Olympics. It is located on Marshgate Lane in Stretford.
The stadium is the central object in a number of buildings built for the 2012 Olympics. The construction cost was 486 million pounds. The construction of the stadium lasted 4 years, from 2007 to 2011. The total capacity of the arena is 80,000 people. The 2012 Olympics competitions and its opening and closing ceremonies took place here.
In the future, they plan to rebuild the stadium, reducing the number of seats to 25,000 people.
The O2 Arena
The O2 Arena is an indoor multi-purpose stadium. It is located on the Greenwich Peninsula, in the center of the O2 entertainment complex. It is held a large number of social and sporting events of various directions.
The O2 Arena opened in 2007. The construction of this structure took 4 years - from 2003 to 2007. The design of the stadium is quite complex, so many advanced technologies were used during its construction. One of the most important tasks facing the builders was the need to significantly reduce the echo of the structure, which has become commonplace in other concert venues in London. The stadium's capacity is 20 thousand spectators, but this figure may vary depending on the nature of the event.
The stadium is one of the busiest and most popular venues for concerts and sporting events. Thus, concerts of Led Zeppelin and Bon Jovi were held here. The arena also hosted competitions in boxing, basketball, hockey, wrestling, tennis and gymnastics.
White Hart Lane Stadium
White Hart Lane Stadium is located in London and is the home arena of the Tottenham Hotspur football club. It also hosts England games from time to time.
The stadium was opened in 1899. However, the modern appearance of the arena bears little resemblance to its original appearance. And it’s not strange, because the stadium has gone through many reconstructions, with which its capacity often changed. Thus, the record attendance at White Hart Lane in its entire history was achieved in 1938 - then the match was attended by more than 75 thousand people. Now its maximum capacity is more than 36 thousand people, which is the average among elite football stadiums in England.
The stadium regularly hosts matches of the English Premier League and other prestigious cups in which the owner team plays.
Brit Oval Stadium
The Kia Oval is one of the best cricket venues in the world. Throughout its century and a half history, it has hosted many of the most important matches of this sport. Home games of the Surrey County Cricket Club are regularly held here.
The stadium was built in 1844. As then, its current owner is the Duchy of Cornwall. The arena's capacity is 23,500 people. Over its long history, the stadium has gone through many changes and reconstructions. Despite the construction of new modern stadiums, Kia Oval continues to be the best cricket stadium in England and one of the best around the world. It is worth noting that this stadium is known by a number of names, such as: Fosters Oval, Brit Insurance Oval and AMP Oval. This is due to previous commercial agreements regarding the name of the stadium.
The stadium regularly hosts prestigious cricket tournaments.
Highbury Stadium
Highbury is one of the oldest stadiums in England. It was built specifically for the Arsenal football club in 1913 on the grounds of a local college. Initially, the land for construction was rented, and was completely purchased only in 1925. In the 30s, the stadium was reconstructed for the first time; the main stand was completely redone, and more than 200 thousand pounds were spent on the construction of the western, eastern and western stands. Later, a massive clock was erected above the south stand, which soon became the symbol of Highbury. During the Second World War, the northern stand was completely destroyed by bombing; its reconstruction took more than 10 years.
Arsenal's final game at their home stadium took place in 2006. The stadium is currently being dismantled and residential buildings will be built on the site of Highbury, but using the old arena structures in the design.
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium, also known as Kew Palace, is located in London, England. It is considered an icon of English rugby, as it is the largest stadium in the world that exclusively hosts rugby matches.
The stadium was opened in 1907, and even then the arena was of considerable size. Over time, the capacity of the stadium only increased thanks to many redevelopments and reconstructions. Thus, the current capacity of the stadium is 82 thousand spectators. These facilities make it the second largest of all stadiums in England, behind only Wembley, and fifth in Europe.
In addition, the stadium is the headquarters for the Rugby Association in Great Britain. The World Rugby Museum is also located on its territory.
Twickenham Stadium regularly hosts top championship matches and various prestigious cup finals.
Wembley Stadium
New Wembley is the second largest stadium in Europe (up to 90,000 spectators). The stadium was built on the site of the former Wembley Stadium, which was demolished in 2003, and previously existed for 80 years. Old Wembley was a legend in the football and music worlds. Five European Cup finals, numerous matches of the World Championships, European Championships and Olympic Games were held here. This lawn has hosted famous concerts by Queen, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, The Cure, Oasis and other great figures of musical culture. Here in 1988, Michael Jackson gave 7 concerts, each of which attracted 72,000 spectators, which became an absolute world record.
Today New Wembley is the home arena of the England team. It is equipped with a retractable roof, the main purpose of which was to avoid shadows on the football field. However, this was never achieved.
London Attractions
Everyone knows that football stadiums are large and spacious. Even small Premier League grounds can accommodate around 30,000 people. Now imagine how often in your life you have been in such a super-crowded place. For example, traveling by train or arriving in international Airport, you might think. A train can accommodate several hundred people, and an airport can accommodate several thousand. If you put all these people on a football field, it would still be empty.
Which football grounds, depending on their capacity, are considered the largest in the UK?
Obviously, some stadiums can be really big in the sense that they take up a lot of space, but still be quite small in terms of the number of people that can comfortably fit in them. So, we offer you our selection:
In first place is Wembley Stadium, the cost of which was £974,000,000.
This is probably one of the most famous stadiums in the world. Wembley today is a far cry from the stadium most of us remember from our youth. The stadium opened in 2007 on the site of the old Wembley Stadium, also known as Empire Stadium.
Wembley is essentially the home of the England national team, but it is much more than that. This is, in a way, a symbol of the nation, a stadium where the largest games in the country take place.
In addition to English Premier League matches, Wembley hosts the FA Cup semi-finals and finals, as well as the Football League Cup final and the play-off finals of most divisions. In some cases, the stadium is used for final matches of the Champions League and European Football Championships. It also serves as a venue for major music concerts. So, in 2007, a record for attendance was set at the concert of the group "Muse".
Not only has Wembley Stadium proven to host some of the best football matches, sporting events and concerts, but in 2013 people were amazed to see a poker tournament taking place at Wembley. This tournament, of course, was different from those in which you can take part on the Internet, although the rules of the game remained standard.
In second place is the Old Trafford stadium, which cost £90,000 to build in 1909.
Old Trafford has been the home of Manchester United Football Club since it opened in 1910. The stadium contains many reminders of the club's illustrious past, including statues of Matt Busby and Alex Ferguson, as well as a stand named after the latter. The stadium has been rebuilt several times, with significant changes occurring in the 1990s following the publication of the Taylor Report into the aftermath and causes of the Hillsborough tragedy.
Old Trafford became a seated stadium in response to instructions from the Football League that all major stadiums must temporarily reduce their capacity to 44,000 during the redevelopment phase.
The stadium now boasts the largest capacity club stadium in the UK. In addition to Manchester United games, the field hosted FA Cup semi-finals, Rugby League and Rugby Union games, as well as musical concerts by famous artists.
Third place goes to the Millennium Stadium, built at a cost of £121,000,000.
The Millennium is the main venue for the Welsh national football and rugby teams. From 2001 to 2007, when Wembley Stadium was under renovation, it hosted the FA Cup and League Cup finals.
Nowadays it is predominantly used for rugby matches, and the most famous events held at the stadium are related to this sport. For example, 1999 Rugby World Cup Final, Heineken Cup Final, Rugby League Cup, etc.
Of course, like most large venues, the Millennium is used for more than just sporting events.
Since it opened in 1999, it has hosted music concerts. Welsh band Manic Street Preachers held a concert there on the eve of the new millennium. Bon Jovi, Madonna and The Rolling Stones have also used the stadium as a concert venue. He was even featured several times in episodes of Doctor Who and 28 Days Later.
Capacity: 68,000 spectators.
Opened: 1910.
Club: Manchester United.
Old Trafford is a stadium in Stredford, a suburb of Manchester. It is the home stadium of Manchester United and has a capacity of 76,312 spectators. It was built in July 1910.
Famous Wembley
Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in London, England.
Story
Wembley is the main and most revered stadium of English football. This stadium has become a legend not only of English, but also of world football.
After reconstruction, the renovated Wembley hosts not only football matches, but also other major sporting events, as it was before, when the stadium hosted the Rugby League Cup final, the 1948 Olympics, and was also an arena for hunting with greyhounds for a mechanical hare, show jumping, high-speed motorcycle racing, rugby and American football matches, concerts of popular musical performers.
In the 1920s, Wembley Park was chosen as the site of the 1923 Imperial Exhibition. Wembley, or Empire Stadium, was built between 22 January and 23 April.
The 1922 FA Cup final at Stamford Bridge was attended by "only" 53,000 spectators. In this regard, the authorities were concerned that spectators would not fill the new 126,000-seat stadium next year. But the fears were in vain, on April 28, when Bolton and West Ham met in the final, the stadium was literally besieged by a crowd of 200,000 people. The match did take place (Bolton won 2:0), in no small part due to the fact that in the presence of King George V the fans behaved quite restrained. Wembley opened.
In 1966, at this stadium, the British became world champions, defeating Germany with a score of 4:2, and Geoffrey Hurst, for the first time in football history, scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final. And two years later, Manchester United became the first English team to win the European Cup. The fact that these events took place at Wembley is especially important for the British.
Over the years the stadium has changed. The nearby exhibition center was rebuilt as part of the stadium's £60 million redevelopment in the 1980s. When it was decided to replace standing areas with seats, the stadium's capacity was reduced from its original 100,000.
Then, under the roof canopy, the Olympic Gallery was completed, and the stadium began to accommodate 80,000 people. Naturally, the renovated Wembley became the main arena of the 1996 European Championship.
Germany international Dietmar Hamann's free-kick made him the last player to score at the old Wembley Stadium before it was demolished. It happened on October 7, 2000, when the guests defeated representatives of Foggy Albion in the 2002 World Cup qualifying match with a score of 1:0.
It’s interesting that another German made Wembley history. Oliver Bierhoff became the author of the first “Golden Ball” in football history, scoring a goal at the London arena against the Czech national team in the Euro 96 final.
/*At the end of 2000, the old Wembley Stadium was demolished*/ In the fall of 2002, demolition of the stadium began in order to build a new modern arena in its place. After much construction, the new Wembley opened in early 2007 with a friendly match for the youth team. The renovated stadium has become one of the most grandiose stadiums in the world with a capacity of 90,000 spectators (the largest in terms of capacity in England and the second, after the Camp Nou in Europe), in its under-stands there are restaurants, shops and much more.
As before, the stadium will host England's home matches and will also host various football cup finals. For example, Wembley was in contention to host the Champions League finals of the 2007/2008 season and the 2008/2009 season, but lost to the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow and the Olimpico stadium in Rome. But the old arena hosted 5 Champions League (or Cup) finals, which is a record. Famous stadium
Vila Park
Villa Park
Trinity Road
Birmingham B6 6HE
Year of opening: 1897
Capacity: 39,241
Record attendance: 76,588
Plans for the future: the club’s management plans to begin reconstruction of the stadium in the near future,
with the aim of increasing its capacity to 50,000 people.
Emirates Stadium
Year of construction
Opening date July 2006
Capacity 60,432 people
Home team Arsenal
Field dimensions 104 × 64 meters
Emirates Stadium is a stadium in London. Home stadium of the Arsenal team, capacity 60,432 spectators. It was built in July 2006 and replaced Arsenal's old stadium, Highbury. Construction costs amounted to £390 million. The stadium is the second largest in the English Football Championship, after Old Trafford in Manchester. This stadium has 4 stands, each of them consists of four tiers (the middle ones are the smallest), there is a roof over all the spectator seats, two video boards, and in the rooms under the stands there are shops, toilets, and restaurants. The stadium field is notable for the fact that the grass from both goal areas can be removed and replaced. Before the construction of Wembley Stadium, the stadium hosted several matches of the England national team, and the Brazilian national football team also played several friendly matches here.
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