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Tales of the Stands

The crowd beyond the concrete
Stadium stories about cities, culture and the crowds that give these places meaning.

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SoFi Stadium during a Los Angeles Rams game in Inglewood, showcasing the 70,240-seat arena widely described as the most expensive stadium ever built at 5.5 billion dollars.

SoFi Stadium Cost and the $5.5 Billion Question

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Wartime view of De Kuip in Rotterdam, showing people outside Stadion Feijenoord beneath the steel stands during the German occupation of the Netherlands.

Behind the gates of war

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Opening ceremony at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground with athletes marching along the track and packed stands in the background

The Melbourne Cricket Ground and separated Olympics

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Aerial view of Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, one of the most historic football stadiums in the world and host of multiple FIFA World Cup matches.

Estadio Azteca History: The Stadium of Pelé, Maradona and Three World Cups

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Levi’s Stadium interior in Santa Clara with red seats and a large heart displayed on the main screen above the field

The night Levi’s Stadium heard love

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Minimalist world map on a dark background featuring five small three dimensional stadium illustrations placed at their correct geographic locations in Brazil, England, Germany, Spain and the United States, rendered in deep red, off white and dark grey.

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