Old Trafford stands for cult and history, in this venerable stadium today England and Austria open the European Championship for women. The motherland of football thinks big, you can feel that in many corners of Manchester.
Old Trafford is a must when visiting Manchester. The city of millions in north-west England does not offer a great number of sights, rather the charm of past industrial heydays hangs in the streets even on these comparatively cool summer days. There are only a few football stadiums in the world with such a tradition. The fact that the soccer players are opening their European Championship finals here today is almost like an ennobling. The luck of the draw gave Austria an honorable appearance in front of 73,200 fans against hosts England (9 p.m., live ORF1).
As early as 1910, the stadium, designed by Scottish architect Archibald Leitch, was used as a home for Manchester United opened, rebuilt from scratch after being destroyed in World War II and renovated several times. In 2022, next to the statues of the coaching legends Matt Busby and Alex Ferguson, who enjoy heroic status among United fans thanks to their successes, EM banners will adorn the facades – and will go around the world.
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Because even on the day before the match, tourists pose for souvenir photos in front of the “Theatre of Dreams”, as club legend Bobby Charlton christened the stadium. The Malaysian group have thumbs down, sympathizing with Arsenal, they explain with a laugh. The fact that the soccer players will be performing here soon was something they only realized from the announcements that they would be doing it in front of sold-out ranks, which impresses them.