The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA. Since 1932, one of the world's largest stadiums. Headquarters of the World Cup final 1994.
Start a New World. The football world has changed dramatically in 20 years, from the world historical
Italy. The footballing world has expanded greatly: the world prior to this were in the historic and shiny stadiums dedicated to football (both NFL and college) of the United States, to the significant fields in Ligue 1, monuments to technology Korea and Japan, and Germany, where courts and the Westfalen Stadion mythical or shared Berlin's Olympic with spectacular stadiums in Gelsenkirchen and Munich. Long runs between the San Siro stadium in Milan where he opened World Pibe and Milla, the Soccer City in Johannesburg, the brilliant scene that looks like a clay pot, which start Friday FIFA World Cup .
course, the stadiums are a vital part of the game. The so-called "environment", encouraging people around for his team. There is no denying that it is impressive to see a game where the stadium seems to shudder, as I have done every time you're in the Campin, and the Blue Rain Shell and begin to encourage. The first time this happened I was in third floor West 13 years. The initial shock to feel the stadium shaking was replaced by emotion, even if not more for the "moveto Millos moveto". Still, these stages seem incredibly modern aseptic. Too refined. Each time trying to look more cabins first class flight to the game to call at the beginning of the twentieth century "a game of thieves acting like gentlemen." Although today is a game of a street to act as such (?), It seems that FIFA was willing to hide the poor level of play on fields that have nothing to envy to a Yankee Stadium or Bird's Nest.
And so it is intended to operate the equipment. Despite'll Never Walk Alone at Anfield, the atmosphere of the stadiums in Europe has lost. A completely understandable war against violence arising from "drunk in Caucasians with the devil", a brilliant definition of the following agenda on the hooligans, made in England gave the order to all fans were in their chairs. Then, UEFA gave the same order for all the stadiums where matches will be played its powers. Something whose beginnings are laudable, but he has done to lose the passion in a sport that can not be defined without it.
Here in Colombia people criticize an old Campin, which is true, and say it would be "very nice" to see a Wembley or Bernabeu. I disagree for two reasons. The first: in Latin America is not really nice stadium. La Bombonera smells like sewer, due to the proximity of the Brook. El Azteca is finished inside. Maracana, before the renovations that were made for the Pan American Games, was an old structure with cracks. And El Campin stadium is responsible for what you get. Certainly, if one is going to compare with the wonder of stadiums in the world loses. But I prefer a Campín old and full of memories, a Soccer City which is a monument to South Africa, to football. Twitter friends would say: "It is the impression that South Africa only had money for stages "...
On the other hand, is the subject waste. like the Nou Camp Stadium, the Allianz Arena, Qwest Field or the same Maracana draw crowds because their clubs (call Barcelona, \u200b\u200bBayern, Seattle Sounders or Flamengo) attract crowds. Even if the Sounders is atypical: they are capable of carrying more than 35 thousand people at each game, what assistance is worthy of any top flight European club. Here in Bogotá, the Estadio Nemesio Camacho, the colossus of 57, El Campin, has not changed in size since 1962. The reason? NOT NEEDED.
When Campín opened its extension, which is the current third floor, had a capacity of 62 thousand spectators. Today, thanks to things like silletería or closure of a forum for emergency management and prevent Blue Rain and kill commands are dagger, the capacity is 48 thousand people seated properly (and do not feel). But the average attendance of Millionaires were 9 000 people. A Wembley with 9 thousand people would be depressing. The Campin is more than enough for the league.
A clear example of this is the Bird's Nest in Beijing. After the 2008 Olympics, the stadium has had basically no activity, and is beginning to deteriorate. The reason: Found that Beijing had no one to give the stadium, with its attendant high costs of leasing. A team from the China Football League gave up taking the stage, citing that "would be very wrong for us to have a stadium to seat 90 000 people 10 000, if a lot." Something similar occurred with a new Campin, and likely to worsen as the stadium attendances are at their lowest point, perhaps, of history.
Now, a modern stadium does not have to be luxurious. For example, the One Plate, a marvel currently unemployed, just silletería to meet FIFA standards. For the rest, is a single stage, designed more for people to see a match to be surprised. Economic performance? Sure. It is one of the best stadiums in the CONMEBOL. Something I can not say the stage of the UCV in Caracas, despite having been rebuilt, in practice, for the Copa America Venezuela 2007, the stadium looked sad and lonely when he played for Deportivo Italia in the last Libertadores .
Perhaps the arrangements that are currently running in the Campin, for the World Cup 2011, will serve to update its presentation. Improving the press boxes, restrooms and exits. But the rest is not necessary, nor desirable, fell a stadium with so much history. U.S. teams do, but because the fans are more interested to watch the game on a TV of 20 meters, high definition, and ESPN, to see the action as such. In Colombia, people do not pay to go see a game on TV, in a stadium. Moreover, people do not pay to go to a stadium. Bogotá deserve a new stadium, but not Wembley. Maybe a smaller arena, a Red Bull Arena, the need of small clubs in this country. The monuments also deteriorate, and it's depressing to see a new stadium built and broken an old stadium and vibrant. In my humble opinion
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