“English football invited us to peer into a spectacular future during 2025. Dynamic visions of what clubs will call home were unveiled, wondrous architectural images promising to transform matchday experiences in the years to come. Like Manchester United’s proposed new home adjacent to Old Trafford. In March, plans were announced for a 100,000-capacity stadium with an enormous canopy held up by three 200-metre high masts. Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe promised it would be the ‘world’s greatest football stadium’ when the £2billion plans were launched. Birmingham City unveiled their own ambitious drawings for a build named the Powerhouse Stadium last month. Twelve towering chimneys, a nod to the city’s industrial heritage, will be included in a 62,000-seater stadium like no other built by 2030. …”
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