Wembley Stadium
Table of contents General facts History White-Horse Final Renovation Other events at Wembley Pictures Sources
General facts Stadium 52 m high Arc 133 m high Stadium 300 m wide / 315 m long 3000 parking lots for cars 500 parking lots for buses 2nd biggest stadium in Europe 2618 toilets
History Wembley Stadium was built in 1923 (Empire Stadium) First football match : FA-Cup Final 1923 (White-Horse Final) FA-Cup Finals at Wembley every year Worldcup Final 1966
White-Horse Final 1923: Final of FA-Cup between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United Space for people More than people in the stadium Match couldn’t start Policeman George Scorey forced the crowd back on his white horse Billy
Renovation 2000: decided to demolish old stadium and to build a new one Should cost: 326 million £ Total costs: 800 million £ Reopened 2007 ( 1 year delay) Needed 56 months to renovate
Other Events at Wembley Rugby league final at Wembley Greyhound races Music: Queen: Live at Wembley ’86 Michael Jackson Genesis Madonna
Pèle: “Wembley is the church of football!” “It is the capital of football and it is the heart of football!”