Old Trafford: Charlton nicknamed the Theater of Dreams

Last update 26 March, 2024 by Alberto Llopis

Old Trafford, Or what is the same, el Teatro de los Sueños como decía Sir Bobby Charlton. This genuinely English field, with the benches in the audience, and the stands attached to the pitch, transmits the sensation of breathing football on all four sides. And besides that, is the home of the almighty Manchester United, since there 1909 was built.

Old Trafford es uno de los templos del fútbol mundial

He “Dream Theater” fue diseñado por el arquitecto Archibald Leicht, who also made many other stadiums. Old Trafford, It was built with an initial capacity of 80.000 personas. En los primeros años de vida y hasta la creación de el estadio de Wembley, hosted various semifinal and final matches of the FA Cup. In fact, would be in 1939 when the attendance record would be achieved in an FA Cup semi-final between Wolves and Grimsby 76.962 spectators.

En la II Guerra Mundial el estadio fue bombardeado. Lo que originó que hasta su restauración en 1949, United shared a field with its City neighbors on Maine Road. The restoration of that year 49 and the later years 60 they would give the stadium a new look, but keeping the essence of what Old Trafford was.

La historia de uno de los mejores estadios de fútbol del mundo

In 1966, the stadium of the “red devils” acogió tres partidos del Mundial de Inglaterra 1966 (all of them of group stage). Four years later, acogió una nueva final de la FA CUP. It was a brilliant time for Manchester, where such George Best shone with its own light in the city leading the team to dominate the European Cup (year 68). On the bench, Matt Busby completaba sus últimos años en el banquillo.

The years 80 y 90 brought about the decrease in the number of stadium locations as a consequence of the security measures imposed. Llegando a tener un escaso aforo de 44.000 seating. However, esta insuficiente capacidad se resolvió con varias ampliaciones que dieron termino a la ampliación de 2001. Por la que se llegaron a los actuales 68.217. Esto se aprovechó para organizar la final de la Champions 2003 between Milan and Juventus, as well as hosting numerous matches for the English national football team, pues el nuevo Wembley estaba en proceso de construcción.

Old Trafford not only shines inside. On the outskirts of the stadium, destacan las estatua de Matt Busby, Sir Alex Ferguson o laSantísima Trinidad‘. The bust honors the 24 years he was in charge of the team (45 al 69). Solo superado en años por Sir Alex Ferguson que también tiene su busto. Busby jugó en su tiempo un papel fundamental en la reconstrucción de la plantilla con sus Busby Babes tras el accidente aéreo de Munich del 6 February 1958. Un momento que casi acaba con el United. En aquel fátidico accidente, murieron ocho jugadores y quince pasajeros. Tragedy is also remembered with a clock commemorating the sad event.

Este reloj recuerda la hora y el día de la tragedia de Munich en 1958.
This watch remembers the time and day of the Munich tragedy in 1958.

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