10 iconic football stadiums then and now

Football, the beautiful game as we know it, has been around for as long as we can remember. The game has been played professionally since the late 20th century and several clubs have been around for a while.And those long standing clubs have built stadiums that have turned into historical venues of modern day and are regarded as their fortresses. Some of the monumental moments have gone down in these venues while unfortunate incidents have also occurred.With these stadiums standing tall even after all these passing decades, we take a look at some of the most prestigious stadiums then and now.

#1 Old Trafford

Situated in the greater Manchester in England, Old Trafford his home to one of the biggest supported clubs in the world, Manchester United. It is the second largest stadium in the United Kingdom only behind the new Wembley and the ninth largest in Europe.

Since 1910, the Theatre of Dreams has been United’s home ground but they had to share their local rivals, City’s Maine Road stadium from 1941 to 1949 as a result of bomb damage. It has undergone several renovations during the 1990’s and 2000’s and currently has a seat capacity of 75,635.