{"id":95898,"date":"2023-11-11T22:40:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=95898"},"modified":"2023-11-11T22:40:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:40:25","slug":"amazing-abandoned-football-stadiums-including-one-bigger-than-six-prem-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/amazing-abandoned-football-stadiums-including-one-bigger-than-six-prem-grounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing abandoned football stadiums including one bigger than six Prem grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Stadio-Flaminio-5055084.jpg?r=1699437255420\"><\/p>\n<p>Like the players, managers and board members, football stadiums come and go. Once a ground has reached the end of the road it is often knocked down and replaced with a new facility.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the process isn&#8217;t always swift. Many stadiums are left to gather dust for many years before demolition and here, Express Sport takes a look at five of them including one that is bigger than six Premier League grounds.<\/p>\n<h2>Stadio Flaminio\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>The Stadio Flaminio in Rome has hosted many important sporting events over the years but now it lies in ruin. Stadio Flaminio was built in 1959 to serve as a venue for the 1960 Summer Olympics and went on to become the home of the Italian national rugby team for Six Nations home matches from 2000 to 2011.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Rotherham-United-5055099.jpg?r=1699437255510\"><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, during the\u00a01989\u201390\u00a0season both\u00a0Roma\u00a0and\u00a0Lazio\u00a0played at Stadio Flaminio during the renovations of Stadio Olimpico. Its 30,000-seater capacity\u00a0is bigger than six current\u00a0Premier League\u00a0grounds, including\u00a0Crystal Palace&#8217;s\u00a0Selhurst Park and\u00a0Fulham&#8217;s\u00a0Craven Cottage. Yet despite its impressive size and history, it has been left to rot over the last decade.<\/p>\n<h2>The Millmoor Ground<\/h2>\n<p>The Millmoor Ground has been described as the &#8220;spiritual home&#8221; of Rotherham United, who played at the stadium between 1925 and 2008.\u00a0In May 2008, Rotherham United were forced to leave Millmoor after talks with its owners collapsed. Rotherham went on to play their football at the Don Valley athletics stadium in Sheffield for four years before eventually relocating to the New York Stadium, which was opened in 2012.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Chelsea &#8216;step up contract talks&#8217; with Tottenham target Conor Gallagher[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Ferdinand savages Lineker after Haaland Man City goal celebration[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Liverpool see chances to sign &#8216;future Barca captain&#8217; Araujo vanish[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Nou-Mestalla-5055163.jpg?r=1699437255567\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Millmoor briefly hosted non-league side Westfield United and some local youth teams in the proceeding years but has since fallen into a state of disrepair.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Leyton Football Club Stadium<\/h2>\n<p>Leyton Football Club Stadium stands (barely) as a reminder of the harsh realities of financial woes in non-league football. Leyton FC, not to be mistaken for the League One side Leyton Orient, played in the eighth tier of English football before they went under in 2011.\u00a0While the club ceased operations, so too did the stadium, which has been abandoned for well over a decade.<\/p>\n<h2>Nou Mestalla<\/h2>\n<p>No football was ever played at Nou Mestella, the\u00a0unfinished 80,000-seater in the heart of Valencia which was supposed to be listed as a 2030 World Cup venue. Building began in 2007 but two years later it was halted for financial reasons. It has now been sitting partially built for over a decade.<\/p>\n<h2>Guangzhou FC Stadium<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s a similar story for the Guangzhou FC stadium, which began construction in 2020 to house former Chinese Super League side\u00a0Guangzhou Evergrande. The stadium would have had seating for 100,000 people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the club&#8217;s owners, The Evergrande Group, one of\u00a0China\u2019s\u00a0largest property developers, has since racked up debts of around \u00a3220b leading to the Chinese government seizing and cancelling the operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/175x108\/1695116350709.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1695116196960.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1695116196960.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Watch TNT Sports and Discovery+ througn Amazon Prime Video for \u00a329.99 a month.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an easy way to watch all the best sports and the Premier League throughout 2023 without signing up to a contract.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/175x108\/1692264159219.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1692263979790.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1692263979790.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Sky is giving exisiting customers the chance to watch TNT Sports for just \u00a325 a month.<\/p>\n<p>It is added onto your existing package meaning you can watch every UEFA Champions League and Europa League match, plus exclusive Premier League games.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/175x108\/1692264531299.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1692264338510.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1692264338510.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Virgin Media allows customers to upgrade their existing packages for a set price.<\/p>\n<p>But if you&#8217;re not yet a Virgin Media customer, you can get the Bigger Bundle + Sports for \u00a365 a month.<\/p>\n<p>It comes with mega fast broadband, a Virgin 360 box and TONS of sports channels for you to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1832678\/Abandoned-Football-Stadium-Premier-League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like the players, managers and board members, football stadiums come and go. 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