Google Earth view of 10 of the most iconic football stadiums in the world

Google Earth is a very useful application when you don’t have a lot of money in your wallet. It is just too expensive to even consider the idea of travelling all around Europe and South America to visit these 10 iconic stadiums that hold a very high regard in the world of football.This is how Google Earth comes to the rescue for most of us as it enables the user to aerially look around places with their highly sophisticated map and geographical information program that maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellites, elevated photographs and the geographic information system (GIS) 3D globe.Here are 10 of the most iconic stadiums in the world, viewed from the perspective of Google Earth:

#1 Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid

Home to Real Madrid, the Santiago Bernabeu is one of those stadiums which a must have name in your list of stadiums that you must visit before you die. Named after their honorable chairman Santiago Bernabeu Yeste, the stadium of the capital club, Real Madrid is one of the most prestigious football stadiums in Europe. Initially with a maximum capacity of 81,044 spectators, it is the second largest stadium in Spain and has hosted the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

The Bernabeu has held the UEFA Champions League final on four occasions. In 2013, the redevelopment project which would increase the capacity from 81,044 to about 88,500 was estimated to cost about €300 million.