The experience of watching a football game live in a stadium full of fans is completely different from the experience of watching the game on television. Part of the difference is, of course, the fact that you’re watching the game take place in 3D and the sight isn’t altered by the whims of a cameraman. However, the real reason that people love to watch football games at stadiums is because the energy of the crowd completely changes the feeling of watching the game. Crowds of people with their cheering and booing, their excitement and anger, their painted faces and hands filled with stadium food are crowds of people that add another dimension to the game.

If you really want to get the full effect of watching a football game in the midst of a crowd then you should make it a point to visit one of the these theaters of footballing dreams, some of which are among the largest stadiums in the world. It is here where the game will really come to life! Read the rest of this entry »

Football is a very American game. (In fact, say the word almost anywhere else and people will assume that you’re talking about soccer.) But football has made its way to other places in the past and that’s resulted in some great stadiums outside of the United States. The following are all American stadiums that have been used by American teams playing football in other countries. The majority of them were stadiums associated with NFL Europa, an American football league in Europe which ended in 2007.

5. Rogers Centre, Toronto

Rogers Centre [Capacity 50,000] This stadium located in Toronto is home to the International Bowl, the only post-season bowl game that is played outside of the United States. Although it’s partially a Canadian football stadium (home to the Toronto Argonauts), it is also a part-time stadium to the United States’ Buffalo Bills. Read the rest of this entry »