Business Insider, a business news/entertainment website, last week published a piece on the "top 100 sports venues." The media outlet used a three criteria filter for judging which sports venues internationally are best--architecture/ambiance/aesthetics, history and passion.
The list contains several surprises--Madison Square Garden did not crack the top 25, clocking in at #30, and Notre Dame Stadium, arguable the most famous collegiate football stadium in the U.S., was listed at #46.
The top three slots were taken by U.S. professional venues--Lambeau Field (Green Bay Packers), Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs), and Soldier Field (Chicago Bears.) Now, I like Wrigley as well as the next guy but it falls way short in the "history" department--the Cubs have not won a World Series in 103 years!
The remainder of the top ten is dominated by European and South American soccer stadiums--L'Estadi Camp Nou, Barcelona; Stamford Bridge, London; Stade Louis II, Monaco; Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Italy; Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires; and Ibrox Stadium, Scotland. Squeezed in between these various "football" venues is Fenway Park in Boston at #5.
The highest rated collegiate venue is none other than Allen Fieldhouse, home of the Kansas Jayhawks. "The Phog" was listed at #12 right behind Wembley Stadium, London.
How did other notable U.S. venues rate? Here you go:
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University - #14
Yankee Stadium (new version), New York - #15
Kyle Field, Texas A&M - #20
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh - #21
Cowboys Stadium, Dallas - #22
Tiger Stadium, Clemson - #23
Gillette Stadium, New England - #25
The only other Big 12 conference venue to make the list was Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at the University of Texas.
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