After consultation, new wembley stadium decided that HOK Sports and Foster Partners would design and plan the project, Mort Mcdonald Consultants and Australian construction company Multiplex would be responsible for the project construction, and the FA, the British Department of Culture, Media and Sports and the London Development Agency would provide funds. The project is scheduled to be completed in May 2006, and the 2006 FA Cup final will be new wembley stadium's first match. On May 3rd, 2002, KLOC-0, the Football Association of England announced that it had signed a loan agreement with Westdeutsche Bank.
In 2003, new wembley stadium officially broke ground and began to build the steel frame needed for the foundation and the stadium, but the project was postponed because of the rising cost.
On June 5438+ 10, 2004, an accident happened at Wembley Stadium. The scaffold collapsed, causing one worker to die and another worker to be injured. In the summer of 2004, Wembley Arch was completed and the stands were basically formed.
On August 18, 2005, Diversified Construction Company announced "depressing figures", with a loss of 2,665,438+million pounds for the whole year. A day later, the Guardian revealed that according to the contract, Multiplex Construction Company delayed the completion of the project by one day and would compensate120,000 pounds, and the total compensation may reach140,000 pounds. June 65438+1October 65438+April 2005, Wembley Stadium officially revealed that 90000 seats at Wembley Stadium have been sold, which will be worth 300 million pounds in the next 10 year.
On June 5438+February 65438+February 09, 2005, the multi-hall construction company revealed that the Wembley Stadium project cost the company 70 million pounds.
At the beginning of 2006, the roof of Wembley was completed, and the heating system and drainage system of the stadium were also announced. However, in March, Multiplex still announced that the project could not be completed in May as originally planned, and the FA Cup final originally planned for New Wembley was forced to be moved to Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
In July 2006, new wembley stadium began to lay turf. On June 65438+1October 65438+1October 9, 2006, the Football Association and Diversified announced that they had solved the previous problems about project delay and rising cost, and WNSL, a subsidiary of the Football Association, paid RMB36 million to solve the problem of rising cost. New wembley stadium will open in the first half of 2007 and host the FA Cup final on May 6th, 2009. The official spokesman of the stadium said that it was open to the public on March 3rd, but it was finally postponed to March 17. On March 9, 2007, the FA said that the stadium was ready to host FA Cup matches, performances and other activities. The new Wembley was put into use in 2007, and the FA Cup final was held that year. The new Wembley Stadium, costing 780 million pounds, is a modern high-tech stadium with 90,000 seats and a floating roof. This is the largest capped stadium in the world. The new Wembley is a five-star football stadium of UEFA, which hosts all kinds of top competitions.
The new stadium has convenient transportation. There are not only bus stops connecting the city, but also Wembley Railway Station and Wembley Subway Station nearby.
The most impressive part of the new Wembley is an arch with a height of133m and a total length of 315m, which is the longest single-span roof structure in the world. Wembley arch has a good lighting effect. At night, it is like a beautiful rainbow bridge, which just complements the famous giant Ferris wheel "London Eye" not far away. Of course, Wembley Arch is by no means a simple ornament. The aim of Wembley Arch is to fix the north ceiling and 60% south ceiling of Wembley Stadium with dozens of steel cables. Therefore, unlike the old stadium, the new Wembley does not need to support the ceiling with support columns, which can ensure that the 90,000 seats in the new Wembley have a very good view of the ball from all angles. Wembley stands are divided into three floors, with 34,303 seats in the lower floor, 39 seats in the middle floor 16532 seats and 39 seats in the upper floor165 seats.
The ceiling of the new stadium is 52 meters high from the turf, while the "Twin Towers" of the old stadium are only 35 meters high, with a total ceiling area of 1 1 mu, of which 4 mu can be moved and closed, with a total ceiling weight of 70,000 tons. The new Wembley used 90,000 cubic meters and 23,000 tons of reinforced concrete. Excluding the four walls and ceiling, the volume of the new stadium is 4 million cubic meters. The seats of the new stadium are arranged in a row from the sideline to all sides, which is 54 kilometers long, while the circumference of the new stadium is 1 kilometer. A total of 35 miles of cables were laid.
The stadium has two super-large screens, each as big as 600 ordinary TV sets.
The new Wembley has 26 18 bathrooms, setting a Guinness World Record.
Each seat in the new stadium has more space, which is bigger and more comfortable than the royal box in the old stadium.
The private box of the new Wembley Stadium can also be used as a meeting room. There are 350 days available in a year, even on match day. Whether resting, having a meeting or entertaining customers, such a background is unimaginable to ordinary people. In addition, the box also provides catering services, and customers can customize their diets and drinks according to their own preferences.
The new Wembley has 107 steps leading to the royal box, while the old Wembley royal box has only 39 steps.
There is a statue of bobby moore outside the new Wembley Stadium. Bobby moore was the captain of the British team that won the 1966 World Cup. A bridge leading to the downtown area of the stadium was named White Horse Bridge to commemorate the first match of 1924 Old Wembley "White Horse Final". German fans nicknamed it "dietmar hamann Bridge" because German player Hamann was the last player to score at Old Wembley. The first game of the new Wembley was actually a charity performance. Geoff Thomas Charity Xi team beat Wembley sponsor All-Star Team 2-0.
The first official professional match at the new Wembley was on March 24th, 2007, when the English youth team U2 1 played against the Italian youth team U2 1. With a 3-3 draw, Italian player giampaolo pazzini scored three goals, becoming the first professional player to score at Wembley and the first player to score a hat trick at the new Wembley. David bentley became the first English player to score at Wembley.
The first FA Cup final was held at the new Wembley on May 6th, 2007, against Manchester United and Chelsea. Chelsea won the championship with Drogba's goal and became the first team to win the championship at the new Wembley. At the same time, Chelsea won the most championships in new wembley stadium (2007, 2009, 20 10, 20 12 FA Cup, 20 15 League Cup, 2009 Community Shield).
England's first game at the new Wembley was on June 6th, 2007. England and Brazil drew in a friendly match.
New wembley stadium, like the old Wembley Stadium, will host the FA Cup semi-finals in addition to the English team's matches, the play-offs at all levels of the English League and the finals of all domestic matches in England. In the past, FA Cup semi-finals were mostly held at Old Trafford Stadium and Villa Park Stadium. Some people criticize this, saying that it is "fall in price" to put the semi-finals at Wembley, and david moyes thinks that only the finals deserve Wembley. According to public opinion, the FA's move is entirely to hold more games to repay the loan when building the stadium.
On August 23rd, 2007, England suffered its first defeat in new wembley stadium, losing to the Germans.
20071October 22nd, 165438+ England lost 2-3 to Croatia at Wembley and missed the final of the 2008 European Cup. The new Wembley will, as always, host the rugby league and hold the annual Challenge Cup final after its completion in 2007.
20071October 28th, 10, an NFL game was held at Wembley, and the New York Giants played against the Miami Dolphins.
At the end of 2007, Wembley held a championship driver competition.
Many concerts were also held at the new Wembley, where the stars who performed included george michael, Muse, Metal Band, Madonna, Take That, U2 and Oasis Band.
On July 1 2007, a concert in memory of Princess Diana was held at the new Wembley Stadium. Attendees included Prince William, Prince Harry, sarah brightman, elton john, David Beckham, kiefer sutherland and Bill Clinton.
On July 7th, 2007, Live Earth concert was held in five continents 12 city, and the venue of the British concert was new wembley stadium. New wembley stadium, which cost 800 million pounds, has been criticized for its lawn quality since its opening. Wembley stadium lawn is extremely slippery, players often slip on the court, and even some people are injured. In addition, the rolling route of the ball on the court is very irregular. So since the establishment of the new Wembley, all teams have complained about the lawn here.
20 10 in the Carling cup final at the end of February, Manchester United player Michael Owen injured his thigh because of Wembley's wet lawn and rested for half a year. Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United manager, criticized: "I think the stadium at Wembley is terrible." When I stood on the court, I thought I had performed equestrian before. This kind of venue reminds me of the ploughed land. " Martin O'Neill also said: "Wembley stadium turf is like a rock concert just held the night before. For a national stadium, such conditions are simply too bad. The stadium cost 800 million pounds (about 65.438 billion dollars), but there are problems on the turf, so it should be done best. I don't know what caused this situation, but this situation is really unbearable. " Harry Redknapp also angrily accused: "The turf here is definitely a great shame for this stadium." James milner thinks the quality of Wembley lawn is not as good as the championship.
Wembley management realized the problem of the stadium lawn very early and changed the lawn ten times, but the effect was little. Rio Ferdinand believes that frequent concerts, football matches and even racing cars at Wembley are the main culprits for destroying lawns.
After many investigations, the causes of lawn quality problems were finally found out: there is nothing wrong with the grass quality of the stadium lawn itself, mainly because the soil quality is too hard, which will not only greatly affect the grip of sneakers, but also easily produce stagnant water, and the poor performance of the stadium drainage system is also the direct reason why the lawn surface is always soft and slippery; In addition, the design of the stadium roof makes the stadium lack of light, because the open area of the roof of Wembley Stadium is not large enough, which largely blocks the sunlight entering the stadium, so the lack of light is also one of the reasons that affect the growth of turf. The Emirates Stadium, not far from Wembley Stadium, is a sharp contrast. The design of Emirates Stadium has taken into account the problems of lighting and ventilation, and the drainage system is also very good, which keeps the lawn of Emirates Stadium in an ideal state.
20 10 in may, before the friendly match between England and Mexico, the media in Britain and Mexico were very worried that Wembley lawn would cause injuries to players. However, Wembley lawn showed a very good state in the competition, and almost no players slipped and there were no injuries that people were worried about before. The media also admitted that the quality of lawns has indeed made considerable progress. In the final of the Community Shield Cup on August 9th, 2065438+00, Owen, who was absent for half a year because of Wembley lawn injury, came back here and praised Wembley lawn greatly, thinking that its quality had made great progress. At present, it seems that the lawn problem at Wembley has been initially solved.