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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: none | Opening: 2007 | Capacity: 90,000 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Wembley Stadium is, after Camp Nou<\/a>, the second largest stadium in Europe and the standard playing venue of the English national team. It also hosts the annual League Cup final, FA Cup final, and the Community Shield.<\/p>\n

Wembley Stadium replaced the old stadium with the same name that had stood in its place since 1923 and had been host to many cup finals. The old Wembley Stadium<\/a> got demolished in 2003, after which construction of the new stadium started. After several delays, postponing the opening of the stadium for almost two years, the stadium finally got completed in 2007.<\/p>\n

Wembley Stadium officially opened on the 19^{th<\/sup> of May 2007 with the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United (1-0). Earlier other official football matches had already been played, of which a match between the English and Italian U21 sides was the proper first.<\/p>\n}

The new stadium was designed by architecture firms Foster and Partners<\/a> and Populous<\/a> and is estimated to have cost a total of \u00a3757 million. Most iconic feature of the stadium is its 133 metre tall arch, that, with its span of 315 metres, is the longest single span roof structure in the world.<\/p>\n

Wembley Stadium furthermore has a sliding roof\u00a0 that sits 52 metres above the pitch. Even though the roof does not completely close, it does cover every seat in the stadium, which makes Wembley the largest fully covered stadium in the world.<\/p>\n

The stadium hosted the 2011 Champions League final<\/a> between Barcelona and Manchester United (3-1), and two years later the 2013 Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund (2-1).<\/p>\n

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