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Ac Millan and Inter Millan have agreed to demolish the famous san siro stadium and build a new one near it.The 9th largest stadium in the whole of Europe, and home to two European giants, Inter millan and AC millan.It has housed a total of 60 domestic trophies and 10 champions league trophies. As it approach its final days, we take a look at the top 10 things you need to know about this great stadium.


Located: Milan, Italy
Opened: 1926
Capacity: 80,018
Surface: Hybrid grass

Named after the San Siro district of Milan; official name was changed in 1980 to Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Originally built for A.C. Milan, but has been shared by Milan and Inter since 1947
Hosted six games at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, including the opening match, a Round of 16 match and a quarterfinal
Held the 1965 and 1970 European Cup Finals, the 2001 UEFA Champions League Final and will host the 2016 Champions League Final
Bob Marley performed first concert at San Siro in 1980 in front of an estimated 120,000 people; the stadium has also hosted performers such as Bob Dylan, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson and The Rolling Stones
It is also Known as the "Temple of Soccer"
Capacity peaked at approximately 100,000 from the mid-1950s through the mid-1980s, but was reduced due to new safety measure
In 1980, the stadium was named after Giuseppe Meazza, who won the world cup two times with Italy (1934, 1938) and played for Inter and Milan in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s


In 2009, San siro hosted a ruby match between Italy and Newzeland. The game had an attendance of 80,000. The largest in Italian Ruby

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