Abdullah Al-Haqim 
Manchester United revealed its plans to build a new stadium to be an alternative to its historic stadium “Old Trafford”, which is expected to accommodate 100,000 spectators, which may make it the second largest stadium in Europe and the sixth stadium in the world in terms of capacity.
The new Manchester United stadium will be second after the “Camp Nou” stadium, the stronghold of Barcelona, in terms of capacity. As for global football, this stadium is expected to occupy the sixth place in the world.
The current plan is to build the new stadium next to the “Old Trafford” stadium, although the fate of the current stadium has not been revealed in the future. While most of the stadiums of this size may take up to 10 years, architect Lord Norman Foster stated that it is possible to finish the project within five years.
“The new stadium represents the beginning of a very exciting journey towards delivering what will be the greatest stadium in the world,” said Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
He added: “We have served our current stadium wonderfully over the past 115 years, but it has fallen to the level of international sports stadiums.”
He continued: “I think we may finish building the most famous football field in the world.”
It is reported that the cost of building the new stadium will reach about 2 billion pounds, and the club has not yet announced the project financing plans.
Below is a list of the 10 largest stadiums in the world in terms of capacity:
1 – The first Rongarrado Stadium of May, North Korea – 114,000 spectators
2 – Michigan Stadium, United States – 107,601 spectators
3 – Camp Nou, Spain – 105,000 spectators
4 – Ohio Stadium, United States – 102,780 spectators
5 – Melbourne Cricket Stadium, Australia – 100,024 spectators
6 – New Trafford Stadium, England – 100,000 spectators
7 – FNB Stadium, South Africa – 94,736 spectators
8 – The New Administrative Capital Stadium, Egypt – 93,940 spectators
9 – Rose Ball Stadium, United States – 92,800 spectators
10 – Cotton Paul Stadium, United States – 92,100 spectators
