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United Kingdom of Red, The Old Trafford

It was a chilly yet sunny Saturday afternoon in October when I descended the platform of the Old Trafford Metrolink stop via the Altrincham line and headed straight towards Manchester United’s home ground down Sir Matt Busby Way. I’d arrived early in the day to fulfill my life’s purpose which left me plenty of time [...]

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Comerica Park: Detroit’s Diamond in the Rough

Completed in 2000, Comerica Park ushered the Detroit Tigers into the 21st century. A stark contrast from rustic Tiger Stadium, Detroit’s new wide-aisled, well-decorated home features many amusements for both adults and children. Food & Beverage Comerica Park offers a fairly wide array of food and beverage. From sushi, to Little Caesar’s Pizza, to baseball’s [...]

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Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia Flyers

Wells Fargo Center is the home of the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers. Built near the soon to be demolished Spectrum, it is part of the massive Philadelphia Sports Complex, which includes Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Eagles, and Citizens Bank Park, home of the two time defending National League Champion Phillies. The first [...]

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Madison Square Garden, Home of the New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden is a legendary arena. It has been host to the New York Rangers, Knicks, Democratic National Convention, Republican National Convention, legendary concerts and boxing events and so much more. There have been several versions of the Garden around the island of Manhattan. The current edition was opened February 11th, 1968 and was [...]

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The Georgia Dome, Atlanta Falcons

For me, the Georgia Dome is home. But here I’m being asked to step away from my biases, put down the homerism, and give a real objective opinion about the Atlanta Falcons’ stadium. In that case, I’ll start with the facts. Built in 1992, this is the largest cable-supported domed stadium in the world. The [...]

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Richmond International Raceway

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is the centerpiece of a 1,000 acre multi-use complex known as the Richmond Raceway Complex, formerly Strawberry Hill. RIR purchased the property in its entirety from the Virginia State Fair in 1999. The complex is home to a varied assortment of exposition halls and other buildings, including an amphitheater just behind [...]

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) rises from the desert as an oasis of speed mere miles from the famed Las Vegas Strip. LVMS, originally dreamed of and built by two Las Vegas casino magnets, Ralph Engelstad (Imperial Palace) and Bill Bennett (Sahara), opened to the public in June of 1996. Comprised of more than 600,000 [...]

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Reviews Red Bull Arena

Judging by the relatively sparse attendance at Red Bull Arena, it appears the soccer craze hasn’t fully caught on in the New York area just yet. But with the brand new, state-of-the-art facility the Red Bulls have built, it shouldn’t take long. The arena, new for the 2010 season, is intuitively designed, squeaky clean, and [...]

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Home Depot Center LA Galaxy

A not so long time ago, in a galaxy not far, far away, the year was 1996. Los Angeles, one of the most storied sports towns in the United States, was granted one of the ten charter franchises of Major League Soccer. While the first fans may remember the Galaxy playing at the Rose Bowl, [...]

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Comfort At University of Phoenix Stadium

Rising out of the Arizona desert, the University of Phoenix Stadium dwarfs the landscape. The architects who designed the venue describe its unique shape as a representation of a barrel cactus indigenous to the area. From a fan’s perspective it more closely resembles a space ship from the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind [...]

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