After more than a century, Manchester United has decided it's time for some new digs.
The British soccer team's leadership on Tuesday for a new stadium that could hold 100,000 spectators.
The move from the historic Old Trafford into this proposed stadium would be groundbreaking in several ways 鈥� aside from literally, since the new stadium will be built right next to the existing site.
Three things to know:
- With its proposed capacity, the new venue would surpass London's Wembley Stadium as the biggest in the United Kingdom and would top Old Trafford's capacity of just over 74,000.
- There is no plan to renovate Old Trafford, which at 115 years old has struggled with a leaky roof and rodent sightings among other issues, and is planned for demolition.
- Among the new bits and bobs will be a solar energy and rainwater harvesting roof and a unique trident structure visible for 25 miles. It's estimated to cost more than $2.5 billion according to the organization's CEO, and will take five years to build.
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Troubling times for Manchester Utd
The stadium announcement comes days after fans of the soccer club took to the streets .
The team has racked up more than a billion dollars in debt alongside performance issues, and its American owners, the Glazer family, have yet to share how they plan to fund it.
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