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Mineirão stadium, established in 1965, officially named for Governor Magalhães Pinto, is the largest football stadium in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

On February 25, 1960, the government of the Union and the Federal University of Minas Gerais gave Minas Gerais land in the neighborhood of Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, for the construction of the stadium.

The Mineirão was planned by Eduardo Mendes Guimarães Júnior and Caspar Garreto, both architects. The structural project was undertaken by engineer Arthur Eugênio Jermann. The construction workmanship was directed by engineer Gil Cesar Moreira de Abreu. From 1963 to the date of its inauguration on September 5, 1965, approximately five thousand persons were involved in the construction.

The festivities marking the opening of the stadium included parachute jumpers, music, and an inaugural soccer match. The events were attended by 73,201 people. The inaugural match at Mineirão Stadium was played by the Minas Gerais state team and the Argentinian team, River Plate.

It is said that the Mineirão had held more than 130,000 people in 1997 in the match between Cruzeiro and Villa Nova in the final match of the state league. However, for safety reasons the capacity of Mineirão had been reduced for the majority of its 40 years of history. In 2004, by imposition of FIFA, the capacity of the stadium was reduced to less than 75,000 people.

Since the stadium’s opening, three important teams of Belo Horizonte have hosted their matches in Mineirão: Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Atlético Mineiro and América Mineiro (which also has a private stadium). Mineirao has also hosted matches of the Brazilian national team.

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The Coliseum is a football stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, used primarily as the home stadium of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, but also used by Tennessee State University. It is also the site of the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, a postseason college football game played each December. The Coliseum is located on the east bank of the Cumberland River, directly across the river from downtown Nashville. Its seating capacity is slightly under 69,000.

The Coliseum also doubles as a large concert venue, although very few concerts are scheduled there due to attendance that did not approach capacity. The main stage for the annual CMA Music Festival (formerly Fan Fair), held every June, is located in the Coliseum. A large Billy Graham Crusade was held at The Coliseum in the summer of 2000.

The facility was originally known as Adelphia Coliseum in a naming rights arrangement, but after Adelphia missed a required payment and subsequently filed for bankruptcy in 2002 this name was dropped. A naming rights deal with Nashville-based Louisiana-Pacific is nearing completion for the 2006 season and beyond. [1]

The stadium was completed in 1999; its construction was delayed when the construction site was hit by a tornado that struck downtown Nashville on April 16, 1998 and destroyed several cranes, but the stadium opened in time for the first scheduled event.

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The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) in Cardiff is the national stadium of Wales, used primarily for rugby union and football. It is currently the largest football ground in the United Kingdom with a capacity of 74,500, but will relinquish this distinction when the rebuilding of Wembley Stadium in London is complete. The stadium is owned by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU).

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Teddi Malha Stadium in Jerozolima.

Clubs: Beitar Jerozolima, Hapoel Jerozolima

Inauguration: 1945
Address: MOSIR, Gdańsk ul. Traugutta 29
Seats: 15.000

Sun Devil Stadium, Frank Kush Field is located on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe. It is home to the Arizona State University Sun Devils college football team and was the home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals from 1988 to 2005.

Built in 1958, the stadium now seats 73,379. The original seating capacity was 30,000 in 1958. The first addition in 1976 raised capacity to 57,722. Seating was added to the south end of the stadium, along with press and sky boxes. A year later, in 1977, the upper tier was completed to bring seating to 70,491. In 1988, 1,700 more seats were added to bring the facility to the current capacity. During that time the Carson Student Athlete Center was added to the south end. The building is the home of the ASU Athletic Department. On September 21, 1996, the playing surface was named in honor of former ASU football coaching great, Frank Kush, and the name of the stadium was changed from Sun Devil Stadium to Sun Devil Stadium, Frank Kush Field.

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Rockingham Motor Speedway is a motor racing circuit near Rockingham and Corby in Northamptonshire, England.

It was opened by the Queen on May 26, 2001 it is the fastest racing circuit in Europe, and can seat 52,000 people.

CART races were held at the track in 2001 and 2002 and were won by Gil de Ferran and Dario Franchitti respectively.

On December 12, 2004, the first Stage Rally was held at the venue. This was jointly promoted by Middlesex County Automobile Club & Thame Motorsport Club.

It plays host to the SCSA series (Used to be called Ascar) In which 6 races are held at the track

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Estadio Jorge “Mágico” González is a soccer stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador. It is named after one of the country’s all time best soccer players. It has a capacity of 25,000.

Stade 26 mars is located in Bamako, Mali. It serves as a home ground for Stade Malien. It is a national stadium. It has a capacity of 50,000. It was built in 2001. It is an all-seater.

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AAMI Stadium, formerly known as Football Park, is the home of Australian rules football in South Australia. It is situated at West Lakes, Adelaide. It was built by the South Australian Football League (SANFL) and is now the home ground of the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power.

Football Park hosted its first event, an SANFL match between Central District and North Adelaide, on May 4, 1974.

In addition to Australian rules football, AAMI Stadium has also hosted cricket matches, most famously for the Kerry Packer-run World Series Cricket competition of the late 1970s, International Rules and concerts.

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