BBC SPORT | Football | The new Wembley Stadium

BBC SPORT / FOOTBALL
Graphics Version | BBC News Home

Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 07:54 GMT 08:54 UK

The new Wembley Stadium

The new stadium has had plenty of critics, but officials have promised a bigger, better Wembley that will be the envy of the world:

With 90,000 seats the new ground is the largest in the world with every seat under cover

Every seat will have more leg room than the old royal box and cater for the larger individual with a width of 50cm (old - 41cm) and a depth of 80cm (old - 64cm)

There are no restricted views and each seat faces the centre circle. With no greyhound track, fans are much closer to the pitch, which is 4m lower than the old one

The stadium footprint is more than twice the old one (103,000m sq compared to 40,500m sq). It took 250,000 tonnes of concrete and steel to build (compared to 25,000 tonnes)

E-mail this to a friend

Related to this story:

Timeline: The new Wembley (21 Feb 06 | Football )
Wembley builders deny delay blame (31 Mar 06 | Sport Homepage )
FA Cup final will be at Wembley (27 Mar 07 | Football )
Wembley Stadium photos (21 Feb 06 | Photo Galleries )

RELATED INTERNET LINKS:
Wembley Stadium
The Football Association
Football on the BBC
Your say - 606
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites