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He did, put public pressure made the name be taken off when he became Governor of California and ordered the execution of Stan Williams. It was Sturm Graz's stadium, called the UPC-Arena now.Quote:
Originally Posted by gee wizz
Huddersfields ground still called The Alfred McAlpine Stadium?
West Ham's ground is NOT called Upton Park but is called The Boleyn Ground.
Rumour has it that Rovers want to call Tallaght Stadium after some bloke called Thomas Davis.
Here are a few of the stadiums I've been to that are named after people
Estadio Pedro Bidegain of San Lorenzo, Argentina
Estadio Alberto J. Armando (aka La Bombonera), Argentina
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
Estádio José de Alvalade, Lisbon
Puskás Ferenc Stadion, named after the greatest Hungarian of all time, used to be known as the Nepstadion.
http://www.kulturinfo.hu/helyszin.gcw?id=4293
Is it St. Colmans or St. Colemans? Its spelled differently every second place I see it.Quote:
Originally Posted by rambler14
Isnt Evertons new ground going to be called 'The Tesco Stadium':D
I would say that most stadiums in Spain, France and Italy are named after people.
Oh yeah, for instance Parc de L'artiste Précédemment Appelé PrinceQuote:
Originally Posted by TheBoss
I'm pretty sure it's named after Windsor Avenue, rather than any person / group of people in particular.Quote:
Originally Posted by rambler14
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Originally Posted by GavinZac
Hence the word 'most'
Garrincha has a minscule-sized stadium named after him in Pau Grande, Brazil.
Bordeaux play in the Stade Chaban-Delmas - named after the former mayor of Bordeaux, Jacques Chaban-Delmas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Breydel - gives his name to the stadium Club Bruges play in
St Colman's Park after the irish catholic saint Colman Mac DuaghQuote:
Originally Posted by GavinZac
Was a person Rambler, Was.I'm sorry to break it to you he's been dead for quite a while. Check the so farewell then thread if you don't believe me I 'm sure there was a post on there circa 668A.D.Quote:
Originally Posted by rambler14
Manuel Ruiz de Lopera - Real Betis
Vicente Calderon - Atleico Madrid
Coliseum Alfonso Perez - Getafe
Not a fotbal stadium, but, Shea Stadium - named after the famous Cuban revolutionary leader.... Shea Stadium.
(From the Rutles :D)
The Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna.
The Ennio Tardini in Parma
Who could forget the Luigi Ferraris in Genoa
This could be a long thread! :D
the Fritz Walter in Kaiserslautern, venue for Bohs biggest away win in Europe. :)
Damn, you beat me to itQuote:
Originally Posted by superfrank
St Jakob Park in Switzerland
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Austria (though I believe he asked them to rename it because he was ashamed of something or other)
EDIT: yes, they did remove it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_...negger_Stadium
Because of Tookie as well (former head of the Crips, reformed himself, and was executed)
I didn't realise the name was changed from the previous chap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flawless
Estadio Ruiz de Lopera
http://www.stadiumguide.com/ruizdelopera.htm
and the shorter Benito Villamarin
http://www.stadiumguide.com/benitovillamarin.htm
Also Real Betis Balompie, 'Balompie' is an Andalucian word for football - Simon Ingles, Football Grounds of Europe, 1990. Best book on football I've ever read.