City of Manchester Stadium
Eastlands
Location	Manchester, England
Broke ground	1999
Opened	25 July 2002 (Athletics) 10 August 2003 (Football)
Owner	Manchester City Council
Operator	Manchester City F.C.
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	£110 million
Architect	Arup Associates
Tenants
Manchester City
Capacity
47,726[1]
Dimensions
106.571 × 71 metres 349 × 232 feet

The City of Manchester Stadium (also known as COMS or Eastlands) is a sports venue in Manchester, England. Originally designed as part of Manchester's failed bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics, the stadium was built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games at a cost of GB£110 million. After the Games, it was converted for use as a football ground, and became the home of Manchester City F.C. who moved there from Maine Road in 2003, signing a 250-year lease. Image File history File linksMetadata CIMG1422. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Manchester shown within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Greater Manchester Admin HQ Manchester City Centre Founded 13th Century City Status 1853 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Manchester City Council Area  - Borough & City 115. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Manchester City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. ... Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Manchester. ... “GBP” redirects here. ... Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Manchester. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games This article is about the building type. ... Manchester shown within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Greater Manchester Admin HQ Manchester City Centre Founded 13th Century City Status 1853 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Manchester City Council Area  - Borough & City 115. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from July 25 to August 4, 2002. ... “GBP” redirects here. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Manchester. ... Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England. ... This article or section should include material from Tenancy agreement A lease is a contract conveying from one person (the lessor) to another person (the lessee) the right to use and control some article of property for a specified period of time (the term), without conveying ownership, in exchange for...

The stadium is bowl-shaped, with two tiers all the way around the ground and a third tier along the two side stands. As of 23 June 2007, it is the fifth largest stadium in the FA Premier League and tenth largest in the United Kingdom with a seating capacity of 47,726. On 4 October 2006 it was announced that the stadium will host the 2008 UEFA Cup Final. is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This is a partial list of English football stadia, ranked in descending order of capacity. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The following are the scheduled events of football (soccer) for the year 2008 throughout the world. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ...

History

Eastlands during the Commonwealth Games

Plans to build a stadium in east Manchester were first formulated as part of the city's bid to host the 2000 Summer Olympics, with Manchester City Council commissioning a design for an 80,000 capacity stadium on a brownfield site known colloquially as Eastlands. However, in October 1993 the games were awarded to Sydney, Australia. Manchester subsequently made a successful bid to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games, using the stadium plans from the Olympic bid. In 1996, the planned stadium competed with Wembley Stadium to gain funding to become the national stadium but the money was used to redevelop Wembley. The stadium's foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Tony Blair in December 1999,^[2] and construction began in January 2000.^[3] The stadium was designed by Arup and constructed by Laing at a cost of approximately £110 million, £77 million of which was provided by Sport England, with the remainder funded by Manchester City Council.^[4] For the Commonwealth Games the stadium featured a single lower tier running around three sides of the athletics track, and second tiers to the two sides, with an open-air temporary stand at one end. The first public event at the stadium was the opening ceremony of the 2002 Commonwealth Games on 25 July 2002. Among the dignitaries present at the ceremony was Queen Elizabeth II. During the ten days of competition, the stadium hosted all athletics events and the rugby sevens. Four Commonwealth records were set at the stadium, including the women's triple jump and the womens's 5000 m.^[5] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Manchester City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. ... Examples of brownfields that were redeveloped into productive properties Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contaminations. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from July 25 to August 4, 2002. ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England. ... the Stone - south is towards the top of the image The Foundation Stone (Hebrew: אבן השתייה, translit. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... Arup is a professional services firm providing engineering, design, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects of the built environment. ... John Laing plc is a British construction company headquartered in central London. ... Sport England logo Sport England (formerly the English Sports Council) is the body responsible for distributing funds and providing strategic guidance for sporting activity in England. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Bold text // Rugby sevens being played at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, which was held at Melbournes Telstra Dome. ... The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as hop, step and jump, whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. ... 5000 meters, a popular running distance also known as a 5 km, colloquially five-K (equal to 3. ...

The East Stand of the City of Manchester Stadium

After the Commonwealth Games, extensive work was carried out on the stadium to convert it for use as a football stadium. Following the success of athletics events at the Commonwealth Games, the decision to convert the stadium into a football venue received criticism from athletics figures such as Jonathan Edwards and Sebastian Coe,^[6] but redevelopment was deemed necessary to give the venue a financially viable long-term future. The track was removed and relaid at other athletics venues, and the ground level was lowered to make way for an additional tier of seating. The temporary stand was dismantled, and replaced with a permanent structure of similar design to the opposite end. This extensive work took a year and added 12,000 seats. Manchester City F.C. moved to the new ground for the 2003-04 season. The conversion cost £35 million, which was paid for by the football club. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x866, 256 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): City of Manchester Stadium Wikipedia:Todays featured article/requests Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x866, 256 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): City of Manchester Stadium Wikipedia:Todays featured article/requests Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added... Jonathan David Edwards CBE (born May 10, 1966 in London, England) is a former British triple jumper and widely regarded as the finest triple jumper of all time. ... Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, KBE (born 29 September 1956 in Chiswick, London) is an English athlete and Conservative Party politician. ... Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira lifting the trophy at Highbury The 2003-04 FA Premier League season was mainly contended between Arsenal, Chelsea and to some extent, Manchester United. ...

The first football match at the stadium was a friendly between Manchester City and Barcelona on 10 August 2003. Manchester City won the game 2-1, with the first goal at the stadium scored by Nicolas Anelka. The first competitive match followed four days later, a UEFA Cup contest between Manchester City and Welsh side TNS, which City won 5-0. The record football attendance at the stadium is 47,304, which was set at a Premier League game when Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 on 28 February 2004. An exhibition game is the North American term for a sporting event in which there is no gain or loss from whether the competitors are victorious or not in the competition. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sə), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A football field is the playing surface for the game of football (soccer). ... Nicolas Anelka, or Abdul-Salam Bilal[3] (born March 14, 1979 in Versailles, France)[1] is a French footballer, preferring to play in the forward position. ... The 2002-03 UEFA Cup was won by FC Porto. ... Football in Wales is governed by the Welsh FA, which was set up in 1876. ... The New Saints F.C., often known as TNS, is a Welsh football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Wales and Oswestry in England (the two places are only 8 miles/13 km apart). ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The stadium has also hosted several other sporting events. It became the 50th stadium to host an England international football match when England played Japan on 1 June 2004, and on 30 October of that year it played host to a rugby league match between Great Britain and Australia in the Tri-Nations series. In June 2005 the stadium hosted England's opening game in the UEFA Women's Championship, setting an attendance record for the competition.^[7] It is rated as a 4 star stadium by UEFA, and has been selected to host the 2008 UEFA Cup Final.^[8] First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rugby league football (usually shortened to rugby league, football, league or rugby) is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... The second Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament was contested between 16 October and 27 November of 2004. ... First International Scotland 2-3 England (Greenock, Scotland; November 19, 1972) Largest win Hungary 0-13 England (Tapolca, Hungary; October 27, 2005) Worst defeat Norway 8-0 England (Moss, Norway; June 4, 2000) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1995) Best result Quarter-finals, 1995 Olympic Games Appearances None; not... The 2005 UEFA Womens Championship, also referred to as WOMENS EURO 2005 (trademark of UEFA), was a football tournament for women held from June 5 to June 19, 2005 in Lancashire, England. ... The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ...

The stadium has a number of unofficial alternative names. Eastlands was used before the stadium was officially named and is still in common use, and City of Manchester Stadium is sometimes abbreviated to COMS when written. The Blue Camp, a pun on Barcelona's Nou Camp, found little favour.^[9] The stadium has generally received positive feedback from fans, coming second in a 2005 poll to find the United Kingdom's favourite football ground.^[10] However, the atmosphere inside the stadium has sometimes faced criticism, with detractors regarding the atmosphere as inferior to that of Maine Road. But the atmosphere has improved as the seasons have gone by with the fans getting used to the stadium. ^[11] Location of teams in the 2005-06 season The 2005-06 season of the FA Premier League saw Chelsea win their second successive title by defeating Manchester United on 29 April. ... The 2004-05 season of the FA Premier League began in August 2004 and ended in May 2005. ... Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira lifting the trophy at Highbury The 2003-04 FA Premier League season was mainly contended between Arsenal, Chelsea and to some extent, Manchester United. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sə), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Camp Nou (Catalan for new field, often incorrectly reversed in English to become Nou Camp) is a football (soccer) stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...

Structure and facilities

The exterior of the stadium. Steel cables hold the roof in place.

The interior of the City of Manchester Stadium is a continuous oval bowl, with three tiers of seating at the sides, and two tiers at each end. While the seating is continuous, each side of the stadium has its own name in the manner of a traditional football ground. Initially, all sides of the stadium were named by compass direction (North Stand and South Stand for the ends, East Stand and West Stand for the sides). In February 2004 the West Stand was renamed the Colin Bell Stand in honour of the former player.^[12] The South Stand has been officially named the Key 103 Stand for sponsorship reasons since 2003,^[13] though this designation is largely ignored by supporters. A portion of the North Stand is designated the Family Stand, and is reserved for supporters with children. The East Stand is unofficially known as the Kippax after the corresponding stand at Maine Road. Supporters of visiting teams are allocated part of the South Stand. There are 68 executive boxes around the stadium, located along the West, North and East Stands. The boxes on the East and West stands seat 10 people inside and outside, while the boxes on the North Stand seat 8 people inside and outside. Image File history File linksMetadata CIMG1439. ... Image File history File linksMetadata CIMG1439. ... Colin Bell is a former English football player. ... Key 103 is an Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts on 103 FM, from a 4 kW transmitter on Saddleworth Moor, to Manchester and the north west of England. ... A luxury box or luxury suite is a special seating section in arenas and stadiums. ...

The B of the Bang

The stadium roof is toroidal in shape, and is suspended from steel cables attached to eight towers, which also provide access to the upper tiers of seating via spiral ramps. The areas without seating in each corner have moveable louvres, to allow for ventilation of the pitch. Entry is gained by RFID smart card rather than the traditional manned turnstile. This system can admit up to 1,200 people per minute around all entrances.^[14] A service tunnel running under the stadium provides access for emergency vehicles, and allows the visiting team's coach to enter the stadium directly. Inside the stadium are six themed restaurants, two of which have views of the pitch, and a number of conference facilities. The stadium is also licensed for marriage ceremonies.^[15] ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 363 KB) The B of the Bang, a sculpture in Manchester, UK This photo was taken by Nick Smale on Saturday, 19 January 2005. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 363 KB) The B of the Bang, a sculpture in Manchester, UK This photo was taken by Nick Smale on Saturday, 19 January 2005. ... B of the Bang B of the Bang is a sculpture designed by Thomas Heatherwick erected in Manchester, England. ... A toroid is a doughnut-shaped object whose surface is a torus. ... A louver (or louvre in British English, from French louvert; the open one) is a frame with horizontal and vertical slats, which are angled to admit light and air, but to keep out rain and sun shine. ... A football field is the playing surface for the game of football (soccer). ... An EPC RFID tag used for Wal-Mart Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. ... Turnstiles at Alewife subway station in Cambridge, Massachusetts A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. ... // Original meaning and etymology The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements. ... Theme restaurants are restaurants in which the concept of the restaurant takes priority over everything else, influencing the architecture, food, music, and overall feel of the restaurant. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

The City of Manchester stadium has the widest pitch in English football.^[16] and features a natural grass pitch reinforced with artificial grass fibres made by Desso. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Desso GrassMaster is not an artificial turf but a synthetic-enhanced natural grass developed in the Netherlands in the 1980s. ...

The stadium is the centrepiece of an area known as Sportcity, which also includes several other sporting venues. Adjacent to the stadium is the Regional Athletics Arena, which served as a warm-up track during the Commonwealth Games, and is now a 6,178 capacity venue that hosts national athletics trials and Manchester City reserve team games.^[17] The Manchester Velodrome and the National Squash Centre are a short distance from the stadium. In front of the stadium is the tallest sculpture in the UK, B of the Bang, built to commemorate the success of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. In September 2006, Manchester City received planning permission to build an 85 m (279 ft) wind turbine at the stadium. Designed by Norman Foster, the turbine will provide power for the stadium and nearby homes, and will make the City of Manchester Stadium the first in the world to be powered by its own turbine.^[18] Manchester Velodrome is a velodrome in Manchester. ... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball... B of the Bang B of the Bang is a sculpture designed by Thomas Heatherwick erected in Manchester, England. ... Horizontal-axis wind turbine, the Enercon model E-66 wind energy converter, in Germany. ... The restored Reichstag in Berlin, housing the German parliament. ...

The City of Manchester Stadium has won a number of design awards, including the 2004 RIBA Inclusive Design Award for inclusivity in building design,^[19] and the 2003 Institution of Structural Engineers Structural Special Award.^[20] The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects in the United Kingdom. ... Image:IStructE logo. ...

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Transport

The City of Manchester Stadium is located to the east of Manchester city centre. The stadium site itself has 2,000 parking spaces, with another 8,000 spaces in the surrounding area provided by local businesses and schools working in partnership with the football club. The nearest railway station is Ashburys, a 15-minute walk south of the stadium, though services are limited due to the small size of the station. Manchester Piccadilly, which serves mainline trains from London, Birmingham and Edinburgh, is a 20-minute signposted walk away. Several special bus services serve the stadium when events take place. Ashburys railway station in Openshaw serves Beswick and West Gorton in Greater Manchester, England. ... Interior shot of the station with the Victorian trainshed. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Birmingham (pron. ... , Edinburgh (() pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second largest city. ...

An extension to the Metrolink tram system with a stop at the stadium was announced in 2000, but following a government spending review the plan was put on hold in July 2004.^[22] However, in July 2006 funding for the extension was reinstated,^[23] and the stadium will have its own Metrolink station sometime between 2008-2010. A Metrolink tram in Manchester city centre. ...

Concerts

Outside the football season the stadium hosts occasional concerts, and is one of the UK's largest music venues, having a maximum capacity of 60,000 for performances.^[4] The first concert at the venue was a performance by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2004. A classical music concert in the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2005 Kasia Kowalska concert in Warsaw A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ...

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Footnotes

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Ewood Park is a football stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire and the home of Blackburn Rovers football club. ... Fratton Park is the home stadium of Portsmouth F.C., and is situated in the English city-port of Portsmouth. ... Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton F.C. in Liverpool. ... The JJB Stadium is a sports stadium located within the Robin Park Complex in Newtown, Wigan, Greater Manchester. ... The Madejski Stadium is a football stadium in Reading, England. ... Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Sir Bobby Charlton) is a football stadium in the Greater Manchester borough of Trafford, and is the home of Manchester United F.C.. The ground has been Uniteds permanent home since 1910, bar an eight year absence from 1941... // Pride Park Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium in the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby city centre in the UK. It is owned by and is the home of Derby County F.C. The stadium holds 33,597 spectators. ... The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook retail park in Horwich, near Bolton. ... The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, England, which has been the home of Middlesbrough F.C. since it opened in 1995. ... St. ... St James Park is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and is the home of Newcastle United Football Club. ... The Stadium of Light is a football stadium, in Sunderland, North East England which opened in 1997, the 49,000-seater stadium is the home of Sunderland A.F.C. It is the fourth biggest club football stadium in England. ... Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. ... Villa Park is a football stadium in the district of Aston, in Birmingham, England. ... For the railway station of the same name, see White Hart Lane railway station. ... The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... The UEFA Stadia List is a ranking of football stadia compiled by UEFAs Stadia and Security Committee. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Parken Stadium (Danish: the Park) is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro (Inner Østerbro) district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990-1992. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Anfield is a football stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England. ... St Marys Stadium is the home stadium of Southampton F.C.. The Saints have been in residence since August 2001 when they moved from the The Dell, which for the final years of its life, held just over 15,000 spectators - less than half the size of the new... The Stadium of Light is a football stadium, in Sunderland, North East England which opened in 1997, the 49,000-seater stadium is the home of Sunderland A.F.C. It is the fourth biggest club football stadium in England. ... Villa Park is a football stadium in the district of Aston, in Birmingham, England. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Parc des Princes (translation: Princes Park) is a 48527 capacity stadium in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. ... The stade de Gerland is the principal sporting hub of the city of Lyon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... The Karaiskaki Stadium (in Greek: Γήπεδο Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης ; IPA: ) is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Philips Stadion is the 36,500 seater stadium of the football club, PSV Eindhoven. ... The Gelredome is the home stadium of Vitesse in Arnhem. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... RÃ¥sunda Stadium, located in the Stockholm suburb of Solna, is the home ground for football team AIK, the home of the Sweden mens national team and also hosts the headquarters of the headquarters of the Swedish Football Association. ... The empty west stand of Ullevi during a friendly between IFK Göteborg and Hammarby IF. Ullevi or Ullevi Stadium, formerly named Nya Ullevi, meaning New Ullevi, to distinguish it from Gamla Ullevi, is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ...   (St James Park in English) is the stadium where FC Basel play. ... 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