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Originally Posted by Napoleon Solo

As far as this is concerned, at the moment only a select few stadiums around Europe would be able to hold the CL final. But surely these conditions can only help encourage the relevant football associations to improve their stadiums and facilities so that they'll get the chance to host the final.

It's the biggest game in European football, surely it should be held at the biggest and best stadia with the best facilities for fans. Why hold it in a sub-standard stadium just for the sake of moving it around. Impose restrictions and the national FAs will soon make sure they comply.

That's my two cents worth anyway!

Cheers for your two cents worth Napoleon

Yes, its the biggest game in Europe but on holding it in 75,000/80,000+ capacity stadiums is a mental idea.

So say you have Arsenal, brand spanking new stadium, 60,000, NEVER able to hold the CL final despite their excellent new ground. Its not sub standard in any way but its not big enough.

So Arsenal want to hold it, add 15,000+ seats to the Emirates for £xm, when are they ever going to fill 75,000+ seats there on a normal week to week basis. Never.

Asking clubs to expand to these capacitys to hold it will see the vast majority of them sitting with 15,000 - 20,000 empty seats every home game.

So you have Portugal, Euro 2004 hosts, great stadiums, NEVER able to host a CL final. You have Germany, WC 2006 hosts, fantastic stadiums. Any of them over 75,000+ (Dortmund?) but the likes of Munich and Berlin are good enough for WC matches, including the final, but not good enough for the CL final.

Nah, sorry, can't agree with that idea.