Soccer Stadium

There is a field in the middle of the structure surrounded by where spectators can either sit or stand to watch the proceedings of the match. The history of stadium goes back to 776 BC in Olympia, where a stadium was built in order to organize the Olympic Games.

The designs of the soccer stadiums differ nowadays as they used to be earlier. Rectangular sports soccer stadiums are more common in Europe for soccer these days. These stadiums are designed in harmony with the soccer pitch which is also rectangular in shape. In these stadiums they have four very diverse stands on the four sides of the stadium. All four of them are normally of different designs and sizes. In Europe the trend of ground hoping is becoming lot popular. It means that the people visit the soccer stadiums in order to view them as tourists, rather than going there to sight the match.

There is a huge list of world soccer stadiums and it is impossible to record them here. The world’s biggest soccer stadiums are twice as big as the Old Trafford in England, and much more beautiful at sight. Here is a list of world’s three top soccer stadiums, according to their capacity to house in the crowd.

1. World’s biggest soccer stadium is Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. This stadium can house 150,000 people at a time.

2. The second biggest soccer stadium in the world is Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, India. There is a capacity of 120,000 people in it.

3. Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico. This stadium can have 114,465 chairs in it.

Worst ever scandal involving a soccer stadium came into notice of the world in 2001 in Australia. The State's Tourism Minister and its Cabinet Secretary resigned in the aftermath of the poignant Auditor-General's inquiry about the cost of upgrading Adelaide's Hindmarsh Soccer Stadium to host Olympic qualifying matches. The Auditor General indicted the top of the ministry saying that they wasted some forty million dollars on a project where even eight million dollars were more than enough.

South Africa won the bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Soon after they won the bid they decided to renovate five previously built stadiums. These stadiums include stadiums in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Mafikeng in North West province and one in Bloemfontein in the Free State. They also planed to build new World Cup soccer stadiums in Mpumalanga and in the Nelson Mandela Metro (surrounding Port Elizabeth) in the Eastern Cape. One stadium in Polokwane will be rebuilt, will King Senzangakhona Stadium in Durban and Cape Town's Green Point stadium King’s Park and Green Point stadium will be turned into altogether new multi-sport facilities. Green Point will have a retractable dome to protect fans and players from the Cape Town’s volatile winter weather. All these stadiums would provide a new look to the upcoming world cup.

The game of soccer has become a very important part of the lives of the teenagers in many European countries. So much so that many schools and colleges have their own stadiums. These stadiums are made using good international standards followed both in designs and material. The minimum capacity required to host FIFA World Cup finals, as per FIFA rules is 40,000 spectators. There are lots of soccer stadiums which are spread around the world helping a vast number of fans to satisfy their passion for the sport.