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The vision, billed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe as the ‘Wembley of the North’, will cost a staggering £2billion to create.
United have ambitiously proposed that it will be completed within five years.
While, the struggling club will fund the ground itself, while the UK government will help support the regeneration of the Trafford Park area around the stadium.
United’s planned stadium would become the largest in the UK – overtaking Wembley, which has a capacity of 90,000.
However, how does it compare to football stadia around the world? SunSport does the number crunching to tell you the biggest around the globe.
Found in Mexico City, the Azteca is the home of Club America and the Mexico national team.
It is the largest stadium in Latin America and sits at an altitude of 7,200 feet above sea level.
Steeped in history, it has hosted two World Cup finals – one won by Pele, another by Diego Maradona.
It also hosted the infamous England vs Argentina 1986 World Cup match, where Maradona scored the ‘Hand of Goal’, as well as the ‘Goal of the Century.’
It is currently under renovation to expand its seating from 87,523 ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
The home of football, Wembley is English football’s mecca.
The national team plays there, the cup finals and playoffs feature, while Oasis will be playing seven sold-out concerts from the summer.
It is currently the largest stadium in the UK, and second biggest in Europe.
In its infant stages, the King Salman International Stadium is proposed to be the biggest stadium in Saudi Arabia.
It will play host to the 2034 World Cup final, set to take place inside the amazing Riyadh venue.
Designed by architecture studio Populous, it will have a capacity for 92,000 spectators.
Populous revealed: “The stadium will blend into its surrounding topography, with terrain and natural habitat forming part of the stadium’s roof.
“Aside from its …
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