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In 1997, Arsenal explored the possibility of relocating to a new stadium, having been denied planning permission by Islington Council to expand its home stadium, Highbury. After considering various options (including purchasing Wembley Stadium), the club bought an industrial and waste disposal estate in Ashburton Grove in 2000.
In November 2015, Chelsea Football Club announced that they have submitted plans to the Local Authority to build a new 60,000 seater stadium on the Stamford Bridge site, which would match the current capacity of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium and only be surpassed by Old Trafford, and Tottenham's new stadium in the Premier League.
Arsenal's clock was moved from Highbury to the outer side of the new stadium, with a new larger version of the feature added inside the ground in August 2010. At the same time as the unveiling of the new clock, the south stands at the venue were also renamed Clock End in line with the same name previously used at Highbury. [46] [47]
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Arsenal have unveiled a statue of former manager Arsene Wenger at Emirates Stadium, to commemorate his “truly remarkable” contribution to the club. The bronze statue, which was created by ...
Entirely new stadiums under construction on the same site as a demolished former stadium, plus those planned to be built on the site of a current stadium, are included. However, expansions to already-existing stadiums are not included, and neither are recently constructed venues which have opened, even though construction continues on part of ...
It is the former home ground of Arsenal W.F.C., who still play some matches there. [ 4 ] Meadow Park is also the name of the public park which includes the football ground, as well as children's play areas, tennis courts, multi-sports courts, interactive play, a teen shelter, football pitches, open grassland and a wildflower meadow.
(The Center Square) — With the Tampa Bay Rays' $1.3 billion stadium plan in limbo, it's easy to forget that the team is now on the fourth iteration of a new home. The proposed stadium is to ...