Saturday, December 27, 2008

Ninian Park rates highly in most atmospheric grounds in world football

Blessed be Thy Ninian

That reliable source of sense and sensibility(!!!???!!!) The Daily Mail has produced a list of what it considers to be the 50 most atmospheric grounds in world football.

And, in there, at number 22 is Ninian Park, home to Cardiff City F.C. (for 5 more months!). However you need to laugh and wonder at some of the choices and its credibility when 35 of its 50 selections are British grounds, Millennium Stadium is number 17, Bristol Rovers egg chasing ground is 32 and Wrexham are 37 among many curiosities.


The full article appears here but the list follows:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1101536/THE-LIST-10-1-atmospheric-stadiums-football.html?ITO=1490



1. Anfield - Home of Liverpool F.C.

2. Camp Nou - Home of Barcelona F.C.

3. Parkhead - Home of Celtic F.C.

4. St. James’ Park - Home of Newcastle United

5. Old Trafford - Home of Manchester United

6. Goodison Park - Home of Everton F.C.

7. San Siro - Home of Inter Milan & AC Milan

8. Santiago Bernabeu - Home of Real Madrid

9. Wembley [with the Twin Towers] - Home of English Football

10. Fratton Park - Home of Portsmouth F.C.

11. White Hart Lane - Home of Tottenham Hotspurs

12. Maine Road - Old Home of Manchester City

13. Ali Sami Yen Stadium - Home of Galatasaray

14. Westfalionstadion - Home of Borussia Dortmund

15. Ibrox Park - Home of Rangers F.C.

16. Hillsborough - Home of Sheffield Wednesday

17. Millenium Stadium - Home of Welsh Football & Previously FA Cup Finals

18. Stade Velodrome - French Football Stadium

19. Hampden Park - Home of Scottish National side

20. La Bombonera - Home of Boca Juniors

21. Roker Park - Former Home of Sunderland

22. Ninian Park - Home of Cardiff City F.C.

23. Estadio Mestalla - Home of Valencia F.C.

24. Tynecastle - Home of Heart of Midlothian

25. Elland Road - Home of Leeds United F.C.

26. Upton Park - Home of West Ham United

27. Boothferry Park - Old Home of Hull City

28. Sukru Saracoglu Stadium - Home of Fenerbache

29. Stark’s Park - Home of Raith Rovers

30. The Hawthorns - The Home of West Bromwich Albion

31. The Dell - Home of Southampton F.C.

32. Memorial Ground - Home of Bristol Rovers

33. Ashton Gate - Home of Bristol City

34. Maracana - Brazilian Football Stadium

35. Stadio Olimpico - Home of Roma and Lazio

36. Ayresome Park - Old Home of Middlesborough

37. Racecourse Ground - Home of Wrexham

38. Stade Felix Bollaert - Home of French side Lens

39. Turf Moor - Home of Burnley F.C.

40. Stadio San Paulo - Home of Napoli F.C.

41. Maksimir Stadium - Croatian Football Stadium

42. Loftus Road- Home of Queens Park Rangers

43. Britannia Stadium - Home of Stoke City

44. Villa Park - Home of Aston Villa

45. Stamford Bridge - Home of Chelsea F.C.

46. Stadio Luigi Ferraris - Home of Sampdoria & Genoa

47. Stadium of Light - New Home of Sunderland F.C.

48. The Den - Home of Millwall F.C.

49. Bramall Lane - Home of Sheffield United

50. El Monumental - Home of River Plate

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