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Headline: RAW VIDEO: Manchester United Unveil Breathtaking Design For New 100,000 Seat Stadium At Old Trafford
Caption: Manchester United and architects Foster + Partners unveiled astonishing new designs for a new 100,000 seat stadium to be built on the site of their famous Old Trafford ground on Tuesday (11March2025). Conceptual images and scaled models provided fans with a glimpse of what the new stadium and surrounding area could look like. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of Manchester United, said: “Today marks the start of an incredibly exciting journey to the delivery of what will be the world’s greatest football stadium, at the centre of a regenerated Old Trafford. “Our current stadium has served us brilliantly for the past 115 years, but it has fallen behind the best arenas in world sport. By building next to the existing site, we will be able to preserve the essence of Old Trafford, while creating a truly state-of-the-art stadium that transforms the fan experience only footsteps from our historic home.” English football’s 20-times champions have endured a difficult season, struggling in the bottom half of the Premier League, but United’s legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson hailed the project as evidence the club would return to the very top. “Manchester United should always strive for the best in everything it does, on and off the pitch, and that includes the stadium we play in,” he said. “Old Trafford holds so many special memories for me personally, but we must be brave and seize this opportunity to build a new home, fit for the future, where new history can be made.” Chief executive Omar Berrada added: “Our long-term objective as a club is to have the world’s best football team playing in the world’s best stadium.” According to the club, the stadium, and wider regeneration project, have the potential to deliver an additional £7.3bn per year to the UK economy which brings large-scale social and economic benefits to the community and wider region, including the possible creation of 92,000 new jobs, more than 17,000 new homes as well as driving an additional 1.8 million visitors annually. Lord Sebastian Coe, chair of the Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force, and Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, hailed the project as potentially transforming the city and region. “Today marks an important step forward in what I firmly believe can be the biggest and most exciting urban regeneration project in the UK since the 2012 London Olympics,” Lord Coe said. Burnham added: “Manchester United could, and indeed should, have the best football stadium in the world. To me, that means a stadium that is true to the traditions of the club, affordable to all, with nobody priced out, and a stadium that sets new standards in the game globally. I believe this vision can be realised, and if so, the benefits for Greater Manchester, the North West and the country will be huge.” Explaining his vision architect behind the designs, Lord Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman, Foster + Partners, concluded: “This has to be one of the most exciting projects in the world today, with incredible regional and national significance. It all starts with the fans’ experience, bringing them closer than ever to the pitch and acoustically cultivating a huge roar. “The stadium is contained by a vast umbrella, harvesting energy and rainwater, and sheltering a new public plaza that is twice the size of Trafalgar Square. “The outward-looking stadium will be the beating heart of a new sustainable district, which is completely walkable, served by public transport, and endowed by nature. It is a mixed-use miniature city of the future – driving a new wave of growth and creating a global destination that Mancunians can be proud of.”
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