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PHOTO GALLERY Ten super-stadiums that will rise and that will cut your breath “” Cathedral “, Inter and Milan's new stadium, will look demented

Article by Sebastian Vasile – published on Friday, 08 August 2025 21:31 / Updated on Friday, August 2025 22:13

More and more clubs are interested in modernizing their stadiums, to achieve higher incomes and to offer an improved experience to fans, but not all allow these investments.

Manchester United, Flamego and Rome are just a few of the teams with long -term ambitious projects, but there are also surprising names on this list.

10 – The National Stadium of Serbia

The National Stadium of Serbia

Serbia aims to build a stadium for the national team and is willing to spend one billion eurosaccording to stadiumdb. This is undoubtedly the largest investment in sport history in Serbia, the stadium to have a capacity of 52,000 seats.

The plan started in 2019, being delayed by the pandemic, and is expected to be completed at the end of 2026. The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, revealed that he will host the UEFA Europa League final in season 2027/28, following a discussion with Aleksander Ceferin, the president of UEFA.

9 – Stadio della Rome

Following is the project of Rome, where the number of spectators increases to 56,000, as well as the costs, estimated at over 1.1 billion eurosaccording to Gazzetta dello Sport.

The final presentation of the project was scheduled for April 21, after several obstacles that led to repeated delays. It was planned for the stadium to be inaugurated in the year of the club centenary, 2027, but the owners announced that it would be ready only in 2028.

8 – Stadium of the Future

On the eighth place, with 63,000 seats, is the new stadium of the Jacksonville Jaguars from the NFL. This is just one of the three stadiums of the American football teams on this list and the cheapest, with a cost estimated at $ 1.5 billion, according to the team.

Ten super-stadiums that will rise and that will cut your breath

Stadium of the Future (Jacksonville Jaguars from NFL)

The owners approved the plan in 2024, and the construction should start this year, and the possibility of a conditional move until 2027, until the completion of the works, or the adoption of a temporary stadium. It should be mentioned that at university football matches, the capacity can increase up to 71,000 seats.

7 – Burnham Park (Chicago Bears)

Chicago Bears follows, with similar values in terms of the number of spectators (65,000), although the cost is much higher: $ 2.5 billion, according to the team.

The owners believe that it will have a huge and immediately economic impact on the city of Chicago, so they are willing to pay 70% of this amount. The construction will start this summer, and the opening is planned over three years. Like Jaguars' stadium, it will have the technology needed to reduce or increase the temperature by 15 degrees.

6 – Bank of America Stadium (Carolina Panthers)

And Carolina Panthers wants to modernize her stadium, which will have 75,000 spectators, in a project that will cost $ 2 billion, according to the club.

The New Bank of America Stadium has been the NFL team's home in the last 30 years, in Charlotte, and it will remain, because the initial idea of building a new stadium has been abandoned due to legal issues.

5 – The Cathedral, Inter Stadium and AC Milan

The Cathedral, Inter Stadium of Inter and AC Milan

Returning to football, we have the case of Inter and Milan, rivals who currently share the San Siro stadium, but have a plan to build a new stadium: The Cathedral. It would move from about 76,000 places to 70,000, leaving the historical arena, which is almost 100 years old, in 2026, and which will be demolished.

The cost is estimated at 1.3 billion eurosaccording to Gazzetta dello Sport, and the fruits will be seen only in season 2029/30, although the plans started more than five years ago. Of course, they encountered many problems along the way.

4 – Flamego's stadium

Flamego, the only South American club on this list, has plans to leave Maracană, a stadium that he shares with Fluminense, and build a stadium with a height of 60 meters and a capacity of 78,000 seats..

The project was presented at the end of last year, and the works are estimated to end on November 15, 2029. The costs should not exceed one billion euros, according to Globo Esporte, although the former leadership was considering smaller amounts, but quickly realized that this would not be possible.

3 – King Salman International Stadium (Saudi Arabia)

In the Top 3 stadiums with the highest number of spectators is King Salman International Stadium, Riad, Saudi Arabia, which will undoubtedly be the most expensive in the world: it is estimated to reach 8 billion eurosaccording to stadiumdb.

This stadium is part of the great Saudi project, given the 2034 World Championship. Expect to be built by 2029 and will have a capacity of 92,000 people. It will also be the new house of the national team of Saudi Arabia and probably the arena of the World Championship.

2 – The future Old Trafford, Manchester United Stadion

The future Old Trafford, Manchester United Stadion

Returning to European football, Manchester United also has a plan to replace Old Trafford, but keeping the name, in an operation that will cost about 2 billion euros, according to the English press, which also states that this new stadium could generate about 7 billion euros for the country's economy.

Costs are lower compared to the previous stadium but the number of places increases: 100,000 seats! There is also the possibility to renovate the current stadium, but in this situation, the capacity increase would not be so significant, from 76,000 to 87,000 seats. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, United, has already spoken about this topic and explained that the first option has several benefits, but the final decision will only be taken in the summer.

1 – Hassan II Stadium, the largest stadium in the world

Finally, in Morocco, the goal is to build one of the largest stadiums in the world, Hassan II, with a capacity of 115,000 spectators, in Benslimane, near Casablanca. However, the cost should not exceed 700 million euros, figures lower than all other stadiums on this list, according to StadiumdB.

This will be one of the Moroccan stadiums for the 2030 World Championship, a competition that the African country will host with Portugal and Spain. The construction begins this year and will end in 2028, so in time for the long -awaited World Championship.

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