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Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium

BASIC INFO
Name:Wembley Stadium
Location:London, England
Opened:1923
Closed:2000
Rebuilt:2007
Capacity:90,000
Tenants:England national football team
Previous Names:1923 - 2000 Empire Stadium
Events staged:

Football, American Football, Rugby Union, Rugby League, Motor Sport, Hockey, Greyhound Racing, Speedway, Athletics, Olympics, Gaelic Football, Music Concerts.

BUILD
Construction Cost:1923 - Approx £750,000; 2007 - Approx. £850 million
Construction:2007 - Foster and Partners; Populous

LINKS
Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley_stadium
Stadium website:http://www.wembleystadium.com/
Web cam:

RANDOM FACT
Wembley has 2,618 toilets - more than any other venue in the world

NEWS

04/02/2012 - NFL MATCH AT WEMBLEY IN DOUBT

26/01/2012 - DATES AGREED FOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS 2013 AT WEMBLEY

02/11/2011 - INTERNATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE RETURNS TO WEMBLEY

11/08/2011 - MATCH POSTPONED DUE TO LONDON RIOTS

03/05/2011 - WEMBLEY STADIUM GREATEST EVENT

21/04/2011 - WEMBLEY STADIUM APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN

19/04/2011 - UNITED ADMIT DAMAGE TO WEMBLEY DRESSING ROOM

31/12/2010 - 2010 STADIUM ROUND-UP

07/12/2010 - BETFRED EXTEND WEMBLEY STADIUM BETTING DEAL

19/10/2010 - ENGLAND REVEAL BID STADIUMS FOR UNDER-21 EURO 2013

16/10/2010 - SARACENS RULE OUT BIG STADIUM MOVE

23/08/2010 - FIFA TEAM ASSESS ENGLAND 2018 BID

10/08/2010 - SARACENS RETURN TO WEMBLEY

23/06/2010 - WEMBLEY PITCH CONSULTANTS RESIGN

14/04/2010 - CRISIS MEETING TO DECIDE FUTURE OF WEMBLEY PITCH

15/01/2010 - NFL RETURN TO WEMBLEY

OFFERS

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