Over three weeks,"Wembley" will become"the temple of football" as the old stadium was known until 2000, when it was closed. On May 28,on the London arena will be played the last act of the Champions League. This will be the first final since the 2007 inauguration of the most expensive football stadium in history. I
n 2000, the legendary "Wembley" was closed to be demolished, and in its place to be build a brand new arena with a capacity of 90,000 seats, all covered. Although the work that began in 2003 should have been completed by May 2006, several problems have delayed the opening until the spring of 2007. A costly investment from all points of view, if we think that only the price of the stadium itself was approximately 900 million euros, making it the most expensive in history. The Australian company which made in large part this project, Multiplex, has been mostly paid from public money, of which 135 million came from the national lottery.
Turf changed ten times!
The first official match played on the new surface took place on March 24, 2007, between England and Italy's U21 Nationals and ended 3-3. After only 28 seconds of the game, Pazzini, current Inter striker, opened the score, becoming the first marker recognized by FIFA in the stadium. However, its official opening posted on May 19, when the FA Cup final took place, won by Chelsea. Although the stadium has the highest level of amenities, many people from the British soccer have criticized the bad condition of the playing surface, which is four feet lower than the old "Wembley".
Ferguson, Wenger, or Terry' s comments have led the administrators to change the pitch ten times by 2010!
Near football, "Wembley" is also the host of many concerts. The first one was of George Michael, on June 9, 2007. Subsequently, many international artists such as Metallica, Madonna, U2, Coldplay, AC / DC and Green Day have brought tens of thousands of fans to the stands.
2618 toilets are on "Wembley", more than on any other stadium
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