Arsenal Emirates Stadium

Wow! now this is an incredible stadium! I went there for the Brazil vs Italy game, the stadium was packed of yellow and blue shirts. In the middle of the second half they put the number of people who are attending the game on the big screen and it was just over 60.000! This game was a friendly between the two giants. Brazil ended up winning 2-0 Robinho scored a great goal.

The stadium is oval like and there are no separations in the corners, the good thing about that is that there are many human waves which are created. There were about 4 in the whole game! And that’s a lot for a single game. I was just behind a goal on the south end it was not the best place but I could see pretty well and the atmosphere was great. The seats are a lot larger than in other stadiums. A few months ago I was in Valencia in the Mestalla and there the seats are a lot smaller well I guess it's because the stadium is a lot older too...

The ticket I bought cost me about 37 pounds, it's not the cheapest thing you can get but it is worth doing once in a while. In general there are no big problems with crowds like at the end of the game the stadium empties progressively and you're not tramped on or pushed around. I guess it's because the stadium is well designed and they probably created more exits than in other stadiums. However, at half time when you go back to get a beer and something to eat there is a huge pile of people waiting to be served. I don't understand why they don't open a few more shops to... read more