Why Life Near the Ground Is Now a Whole New Ball Game ; with No Hooligans and Plenty of Footballers' Wives, the Rush to Buy in or Around Redeveloped Stadiums Is at Fever Pitch
Mail on Sunday › July 04, 2005
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Soccer stands may be the stuff of romance for football fans, but for many nearby residents the reality of match days has meant seeing their neighbourhoods overrun by noisy, testosterone-fuelled crowds.
Now, though, a new generation of sleek, state-of-the-art stadiums with family-friendly, year-round facilities is, it appears, lending a certain cachet to living near 'the ground'.See the full content of this document
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Why Life Near the Ground Is Now a Whole New Ball Game ; with No Hooligans and Plenty of Footballers' Wives, the Rush to Buy in or Around Redeveloped Stadiums Is at Fever Pitch
The boom in sports-led regeneration is seeing changes beyond the gates, too.
Arsenal got the go-ahead for its 60,000-seater, Pounds 220million stadium in Drayton Park, in return for investing Pounds 100million locally. Scheduled to open...See the full content of this document
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