OT: New 105K Stadium for FCB

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I love the Big House, but this is an awesome design for a 100K+ futbol stadium.  Most large capacity college football stadiums, like Beaver Stadium at Penn State, have gone through multiple remodeling projects to add butts in the seats, at the expense of their original architectural designs.  The Big House is the exception: classy big.  But the new Camp Nou is stunning!

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stephenrjking

March 10th, 2016 at 5:11 PM ^

Yes, and while this is apparently a nice renovation, it's not reinventing the world. Camp Nou already holds nearly that many people and looks spectacular. It looks like they're expanding the concourses, evening out the upper deck, and adding that huge roof. It's easy to forget that the US is not the only place in the world with big stadiums.

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turtleboy

March 10th, 2016 at 11:21 AM ^

They've been trying to cover the nou camp for over a decade now. The only problem is barca rarely ever sells out the capacity. Only 4 times a year are they guaranteed to fill the stadium as is, while they sell fewer than 25,000 against the bottom of the league competition pretty regularly. It doesn't help that clubs usually provides all the financing for stadium renovations.

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Cali Wolverine

March 10th, 2016 at 11:50 AM ^

the Los Angeles Rams are building in Inglewood. I went to a preview of the site and saw the same presentation given to the NFL owners. Completely digital stadium (no permanent signage), 70,000 seats (but can expand to 100,000 for big events like the 2020 or 2021 Super Bowl, international soccer games, Olympics, Wrestling, CFB playoffs). 7 levels of suites including field level suites, 17 clubs, ridiculous culinary experience, theater to hold concerts and NFL draft, west coast NFL headquarters, NFL experience, NFL Studios, 2 hotels spread out over 300 acres. All for the small price tag of $2.62 Billion.

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Zoltanrules

March 10th, 2016 at 11:55 AM ^

Barca has the Catalan phrase "Mes que un club" in giant letters (more than a club). It's pretty awesome to see and not tacky like the halo that was temporarily on the Big House. If you are a soccer fan, seeing Camp Nou is special treat, complete with a big museum adjacent to the stadium.

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mgofro

March 10th, 2016 at 11:57 AM ^

Can't say I'm a fan of the exterior at all. I mean, it just looks so basic and cheap with the concourses exposed showing lifts, escalators, etc.

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skurnie

March 10th, 2016 at 11:56 AM ^

Barcelona is spending nearly $700 million dollars to add 5,000 seats that they will have difficulty filling for many of their lower level La Liga opponents. 

Wonder how much the Qatar Foundation shirt sponsor deal will be worth...Looks great, though.

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BrownJuggernaut

March 10th, 2016 at 12:15 PM ^

The Camp Nou is huge and the way the various bowls are stacked on top of each other is stunning, but it is not a nice stadium at all. It is a concrete combination of stairs and beams. It didn't really feel like a special place when I went. The atmosphere was rather bland. The football that Barca play, and I am not at all a Barca fan, was the best part. 

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bluewoody

March 10th, 2016 at 12:31 PM ^

I've had the fortune to visit numerous soccer/football venues (I know, cool story bro) across Europe and the Camp Nou (in my impression) was a total dump. The area outside, as you walk to the subway, and the stadium as a whole was very tired. I was surprised as to the overall crappy condition considering, at the time, they were the best in the world. Glad they are fixing up that place, it's needed. I thought the Bernambeu and Trafford were more impressive. Also, I'm a west ham fan. However, watching Barcelona during the Pep years was mesmerizing. Go blue

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codeBLUE11

March 10th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^

I've been to an FC Bayern game at Allianz. 

The stadium was nice and it was a great experience, but the atmosphere was a little underwhelming compared to what I was expecting. One side of the stadium had the hooliganz waving flags the and singing anthems but the rest of the stadium felt like they were weren't all that into the game even though Bayern was ahead by 4 in a Champions League match. I went to a PSG game the week after and the fans seemed way more involved in the game. 

Best part is that I could get a big slice of pizza and a 0.5 liter beer for around 5euro! Much more reasonable than stadium prices here ..

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King Douche Ornery

March 10th, 2016 at 2:34 PM ^

I knowe everyone has to pretend they love Michigan Stadium, but 110,000 people in one place really sucks. It's as if your feet never touch the ground, heaven forbid if you have to tinkle after the tailgate, and the ONE road in and out--really means you should just walk the last ten miles to the game to get home sooner.

Then, the gigantic bowl thing, yes--you're seven miles from the action

WOW

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lmgoblue1

March 10th, 2016 at 2:45 PM ^

what you're talking about. Compared to most large stadiums I've visited, Michigan Stadium is a piece of cake to enter and leave, walking or driving. And the sightlines are unmatched. You must not get out much.

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UMinSF

March 10th, 2016 at 2:59 PM ^

While not a huge soccer fan, I was really excited to experience a game at Barcelona - what a letdown.  As others have said, the place was a huge concrete bunker, dumpy and worn out.  Furthermore, the atmosphere was really disappointing.

I'm sure for a big match it's electric, but against a lackluster opponent it was cavernous and sad.  The closest event I've experienced here is watching an Indians game at the old Municipal Stadium - ugh.

We are so lucky to have our beloved Michigan Stadium!

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