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Amsterdam Arena Stadium
The Amsterdam Arena, an all-weather stadium with a sliding roof which
can be closed in 35 minutes, was built in the mid-1990s in preparation
for Holland's hosting of the Euro 2000 soccer tournament. It is now
the home stadium of Holland's most famous football team, Ajax, who
achieved the rare feat in the early 1970s of winning the European
Cup three years in a row. Ajax just to play their home matches at
Stadium De Meer (Holly ground) or the Olympic stadium, When I was
16 years old I joined Ajax as a player and reached the second team
(semi professional) I think it had more atmosphere, since Ajax moved
to the Amsterdam Arena the results are not so good. Stadium tours
last about an hour and take you into the stands and behind the scenes
to the press gallery, interview rooms and hospitality suites. The
Ajax museum has film of the home team's great cup wins. They built
the Arena on land that was not good for growing grass and they've
spent a fortune trying to figure out how to grow grass that will not
be wiped out after games or even from the weather. To get tickets
for the matches is a real problem first of all you need a club card
and most of all the tickets are already sold in the beginning of the
seizoen. The stadium is also used for the bigger concerts, I've been
to the Stones, Springsteen, Bowie, anyway is worth a visit.
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