Exposé d’anglais
Maxime Bourdet
Maxime Bergeret
Sylvain Andrieu
Maxime Bargetto
Le 19/03/09
Old trafford is the
stadium of the
football club
Manchester United.
UEFA gave 5 stars
to this stadium.
Bobby Charlton
called the stadium:
The Theatre of
Dreams
- First of all we will draw a little
review of this fantastic stadium, how and
when it's been built, how and why it
evolved.
- Then, we will focus on the
installations which make the stadium to
live everyday, even if there is no football
match, like the megastore, the museum,
the stadium tour with Bob the funny
guide.
- Finally, we will talk about the most
famous part of the stadium, the part
where de scene takes place every week
end. The ground, and the stands.
The review of the
stadium story
Manchester United club was founded in
1878, several years the club only
played on stadiums in bad conditions.
A rich local Brewer John Henry Davies
decided to take over the club and he
invested on building Old Trafford.
Old Trafford
also hosted
the 1966 FIFA
World Cup
and the Euro
1996.
• The Super League
grand final of rugby
has been played at
Old Trafford every
year since the
introduction of the
playoff system in
1998.
The hidden Old
Trafford
There is in this stadium many
installations which make it to live
everyday.
The Megastore
• It's the largest
football shop in
England (1580m²)
• 1.3millions people
come every year to
visit it, and when
Manchester
United is playing
visitors can be
2000 per days in
the Megastore.
The stadium tour
• In the museum of
the stadium, you can
see all the trophies
won by the club.
• All the shirts of
Manchester are also
exposed, like a book
which explained the
story of the Theatre
of the Dreams.
The changing room
• It is composed by
a bathroom with
a spa and a
dressing room
with a big TV
screen to watch
the video of the
game during the
debriefing.
• The players come
to the ground
through the
famous tunnel.
It is the best
moment for them
when they listen
the roar of the
crowd.
The ground and the
stands
• There is space for 76 212 spectators.
• It has been given 5 stars rating by UEFA.
• On 31 March 2007, Manchester United beat
Blackburn Rovers with 76 098 spectators.
• It divided on 4 stands, the North, East, South and
West stands.