Football is slowly returning to action after the coronavirus pandemic paralysed every corner of the globe.
South Korea’s K-League returned at the weekend, while the Bundesliga will resume this coming weekend.
Of course, matches will be played behind closed doors for the foreseeable future.
While we’ll all be grateful that live football is back on TV, it’s true that football without fans is nothing.
There’s nothing quite like being inside a full stadium cheering your side on to victory.
That won’t happen for the foreseeable future.
But that doesn’t mean we can’t admire stadiums for the incredible infrastructures that they are.
Therefore, Spanish outlet Marca conducted a vote to decide the 40 greatest stadiums in the world.
The results? Let’s take a look:
40 | Beijing National Stadium
Country: China
Capacity: 91,000
39 | Roberto Melendez Metropolitan Stadium
Country: Colombia
Capacity: 46,692
38 | Mane Garrincha
Country: Brazil
Capacity: 72,788
37 | Estadio Centenario
Country: Uruguay
Capacity: 60,235
36 | Stade de France
Country: France
Capacity: 81,338
35 | Stamford Bridge
Country: England
Capacity: 41,631
34 | Luzhniki Stadium
Country: Russia
Capacity: 81,000
33 | Parc des Princes
Country: France
Capacity: 47,929
32 | Juventus Stadium
Country: Italy
Capacity: 47,929
31 | Estadio do Dragao
Country: Portugal
Capacity: 50,033
30 | Turk Telekom Arena
Country: Turkey
Capacity: 52,223
29 | Allianz Parque
Country: Brazil
Capacity: 43,713
28 | Besiktas Park Stadium
Country: Turkey
Capacity: 41,188
27 | FNB Stadium
Country: South Africa
Capacity: 94,736
26 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Country: England
Capacity: 62,303
25 | Aztec Stadium
Country: Mexico
Capacity: 87,523
24 | El Monumental
Country: Argentina
Capacity: 70,074
23 | Johan Cruijff ArenA
Country: Netherlands
Capacity: 54,874
22 | Estadio da Luz
Country: Portugal
Capacity: 65,647
21 | Ibrox Stadium
Country: Scotland
Capacity: 50,817
20 | Celtic Park
Country: Scotland
Capacity: 60,411
19 | Allianz Arena
Country: Germany
Capacity: 75,024
18 | Donbass Arena
Country: Ukraine
Capacity: 52,187
17 | San Siro
Country: Italy
Capacity: 80,018
16 | Azadi Stadium
Country: Iran
Capacity: 78,116
15 | Maracana
Country: Brazil
Capacity: 78,838
14 | Old Trafford
Country: England
Capacity: 76,000
13 | Stade Velodrome
Country: France
Capacity: 67,394
12 | Wembley
Country: England
Capacity: 90,000
11 | Mohamed V Stadium
Country: Morocco
Capacity: 45,000
10 | Olympic Stadium of Rades
Country: Tunisia
Capacity: 60,000
9 | Signal Iduna Park
Country: Germany
Capacity: 81,365
8 | Anfield
Country: England
Capacity: 54,074
7 | La Bombonera
Country: Argentina
Capacity: 49,000
6 | Wanda Metropolitano
Country: Spain
Capacity: 68,456
5 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Country: Chile
Capacity: 47,347
4 | San Mames
Country: Spain
Capacity: 53,289
3 | Camp Nou
Country: Spain
Capacity: 99,354
2 | Santiago Bernabeu
Country: Spain
Capacity: 81,044
1 | Cairo International Stadium
Country: Egypt
Capacity: 75,000
