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Old
Trafford is an all-seater football
stadium in the Trafford borough of
Greater Manchester, England, and the
home of Premier League club
Manchester United. With space for
75,957 spectators, Old Trafford has
the second-largest capacity of any
English football stadium after
Wembley Stadium, the third-largest
of any stadium in the United
Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in
Europe. The stadium is approximately
0.5 miles (0.8 km) from Old Trafford
Cricket Ground and the adjacent
Manchester Metrolink tram station.
The
ground, given the nickname the
Theatre of Dreams by Bobby Charlton,
has been United's permanent
residence since 1910, with the
exception of an eight-year absence
from 1941 to 1949, following the
bombing of the stadium in the Second
World War. During this period, the
club shared Maine Road with local
rivals, Manchester City. The ground
underwent several expansions in the
1990s and 2000s, most notably the
addition of extra tiers to the
North, West and East stands which
served to return the ground almost
to its original capacity of 80,000.
Future expansion is likely to
involve the addition of a second
tier to the South Stand, which would
raise the capacity to over 90,000.
The stadium's current record
attendance was recorded in 1939,
when 76,962 spectators watched the
FA Cup semi-final between
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grimsby
Town.
The
ground has frequently hosted FA Cup
semi-final matches as a neutral
venue and several England
international fixtures while the new
Wembley Stadium was under
construction. It also hosted matches
at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and UEFA
Euro 1996, as well as the 2003 UEFA
Champions League Final. Aside from
football-related uses, Old Trafford
has hosted rugby league's Super
League Grand Final since the
league's adoption of playoffs in
1998 and the final of the 2000 Rugby
League World Cup.
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