30 most famous football stadiums

4) Allianz Arena (Munich, Germany)

Capacity: 75,000

Opened: 2005

Tennant(s): FC Bayern München

Proving that history isn’t everything, Bayern Munich’s appropriately nicknamed ‘Schlauchboot’ or ‘rubber dinghy’ has captured the attention of footballing and architectural enthusiasts, despite being just over a decade old. Capable of changing its external glow and colour dependent on which side is playing, unique is a grand understatement when trying to pinpoint what this football stadium is all about.

Centre-stage to some of Bayern’s recent moments of euphoria (a 4-0 demolition of Barcelona in a 2013 Champions League semi-final springs to mind) and heartache (remember the 2012 Champions League final Chelsea fans?), the Allianz Arena is a pitch-perfect, modernised paradise locked in the heart of beautiful Bavaria.

3) Stadio Giuseppe Meazza / San Siro (Milan, Italy)

Capacity: 80,018

Opened: 1926

Tennant(s): A.C Milan and Inter Milan

Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ may be the first-stop for connoisseurs of fine art when they stroll into Milan, but everyone knows the real masterpiece in one of Italy’s most vibrant cities is the football stadium responsible for the relentless success of Internazionale and AC Milan. The high-rise towers in each of the stadium’s four corners supply the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza with a power-station feel and there’s certainly an electric buzz permeating the walls of the nation’s favourite arena come match day.

Public funds generated the stadium’s construction in the mid 1920s and it has since undergone renovation after renovation, simultaneously witnessing two Italian giants hoover up many a Scudetti, and the frequent modernisation has ensured that this consequential coliseum is far from a crumbling fortress.