Spain - Madrid - Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

MADRID

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

Sent by Silvia from Madrid, Spain.

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, [esˈtaðjo sanˈtjaɣo βeɾnaˈβew]) is a retractable roof football stadium in Madrid, Spain. With a seating capacity of around 83,186 following its extensive renovation completed in late 2024, the stadium has the second-largest seating capacity for a football stadium in Spain. It has been the home stadium of Real Madrid since its completion in 1947.

Named after footballer and Real Madrid legendary president Santiago Bernabéu (1895–1978), the stadium is one of the world's most famous football venues. It has hosted the final of the European Cup/UEFA Champions League on four occasions: in 1957, 1969, 1980, 2010. The stadium also hosted the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, making Santiago Bernabéu the only stadium to host the two most important premier continental cup finals (UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores).

The final matches for the 1964 European Nations' Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup were also held at the Bernabéu, making it the first stadium in Europe to host both a UEFA Euro final and a FIFA World Cup final (read more).

Germany - Bavaria - Allianz Arena

Allianz Arena

Munich

Venue of the football 2006 World Cup, 75,000 spectators.

Architects : Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron,

Dimension : 258 x 227 x 50m.

Extent : 840m.

Superstructured space : 37,600 m2

Total effective surface: 171,000m2

Sent by Tania from Munich, Germany.

Allianz Arena (German: [aˈli̯ants ʔaˌʁeːna]; known as Munich Football Arena for UEFA competitions) is a football stadium in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, with a 70,000 seating capacity for international matches and 75,000 for domestic matches. Widely known for its exterior of inflated ETFE plastic panels, it is the first stadium in the world with a full colour changing exterior. Located at Franz-Beckenbauer-Platz 5 at the northern edge of Munich's Schwabing-Freimann borough on the Fröttmaning Heath, it is the second-largest stadium in Germany behind the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund.

Bayern Munich have played their home games at the Allianz Arena since the start of the 2005–06 season. The club had previously played their home games at the Munich Olympic Stadium since 1972. 1860 Munich previously had a 50 per cent share in the stadium, but, in 2006, sold this to Bayern for €11m to help resolve a serious financial crisis that saw 1860 facing bankruptcy. The arrangement allowed 1860 Munich to play at the stadium while retaining no ownership until 2025. However, in July 2017 Bayern terminated the rental contract with 1860, making themselves the sole tenants of the stadium (read more).

United Kingdom - England - Goodison Park

Goodison Park is home to Premier League club Everton since its completion in 1892.

Sent by myself during my trip to Liverpool in May 2019.

Goodison Park is a football stadium in Walton, Liverpool, England, it was the home of Premier League club Everton from 1892 until 2025. It is now the home of Everton's women's team. It is 2 miles (3 km) north of the city centre, and has an all-seated capacity of 39,414.

Goodison Park has hosted more top-flight games than any other stadium in England. It has also been the venue for an FA Cup Final and numerous international fixtures, including a semi-final match in the 1966 World Cup (read more).

United Kingdom - England - Anfield Stadium

Anfield has been the home of Liverpool FC since its formation in 1892.

Sent by myself during my trip to Liverpool. I watched Liverpool played against Wolverhampton Wanderers for the last game of the Season 2018-19. Liverpool won 2-0 and finished second behind Manchester City.

Anfield is a football stadium in the area of Anfield, Liverpool, England, which has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since its formation in 1892. The stadium has a seating capacity of 61,276, making it the fifth largest stadium in England. It was originally the home of Everton from 1884 to 1891, before they moved to Goodison Park after a dispute with the club president.

The stadium has four stands: the Spion Kop, the Main Stand, the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand and the Anfield Road End. The record attendance of 61,905 was set at a match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1952. The ground converted to an all-seater stadium in 1994 as a result of the Taylor Report, which reduced its capacity (read further).

Germany - Fritz-Walter-Stadion

The Fritz-Walter-Stadion, the home to the FC Kaiserslautern.

Sent by André, a postcrosser from Germany.

This is from Wikipedia : The Fritz-Walter-Stadion is the home to the Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern and is located in the city of Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also one of the stadiums used in the 2006 World Cup. It is named after Fritz Walter, who played for the Kaiserslautern club throughout his career and was captain of the Germany national football team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup in the "Legend of Bern". The Stadium was built on the Betzenberg Hill, hence its nickname "Betze", and was opened in 1920.

In preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2006, the stadium underwent a 76,5 million Euro renovation beginning in 2002 that added a media center, installed a new floodlight system, and increased capacity from 38,500, of which 18,600 were standing, to 48,500, of which 16,363 are standing.

Brazil - Minas Gerais - Estádio Mineirão

Another postcard sent by Jacek of Poland. It shows a Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, a soccer stadium in Brazil.

This is an introduction in Wikipedia : Estádio Mineirão (meaning Big Mineiro Stadium), officially Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Governor Magalhães Pinto Stadium) established in 1965 after Governor Magalhães Pinto, is the largest football stadium in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and the second largest of the country. It will be a host stadium in the 2014 FIFA World Cup to be held in the country.