The open plaza outside the Etihad Stadium, unusually spacious for an English ground, is a direct leftover from the stadium’s original purpose as the athletics venue for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. This guide covers the practical side of a matchday visit here. Quick Reference: Etihad Matchday Essentials Stage Key Advice Transport Etihad Campus tram stop […]

The Emirates Stadium was built in 2006 with modern crowd flow specifically in mind, which shows the moment you walk in: wide concourses, clear signage, and none of the pillar-obstructed queuing common at older English grounds. This guide covers what a matchday here actually involves. Quick Reference: Emirates Matchday Essentials Stage Key Advice Transport Arsenal, […]

Anfield’s biggest practical challenge has nothing to do with the match itself: there is no railway station directly at the ground, a detail that catches out visitors who assume a stadium of this profile would have one built in. Planning your journey properly matters more here than at almost any other major English ground. Quick […]

Arriving at Old Trafford for the first time without a plan is how most people end up queuing for forty minutes to eat a lukewarm pie they didn’t really want. The ground holds over 74,000 people, and everything from getting in to getting home afterwards runs more smoothly with a small amount of preparation than […]