From Blood-Soaked Sand to Retractable Roofs: A History of Stadiums

In the next year National Geographic will partner with Fox Sports to cover the world’s most popular sporting event: the FIFA World Cup. The 2018 matches, to be held in Russia, will be played in stadiums remarkably similar to the monumental structures built in ancient Greece and Rome, when acts of physical prowess were as culturally powerful and as compelling to watch as they are today.

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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/07/stadiums/