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Photo Daily: Bayern Munich Champions League Tifo

Tom Dunmore — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:59:45 +0000

Bayern Munich choreo display, Allianz Arena, Champions League semi-final vs. Lyon, 21 April 2010.

Photo credit: probek on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

Photo Special: Winter Soccer

Tom Dunmore — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:19:49 +0000

It’s a snowy Christmas morning here in Chicago, and we won’t have much else for you today, but here are a few old winter favourites from the Pitch Invasion photo pool to enjoy. Merry Christmas to you all.

Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany. November 2005.

The J-League's Consadole Sapporo's mascot, at the 59th Sapporo Snow Festival. Feburary 10, 2008.

Fans of FC Luch-Energiya outside Dinamo Stadium, Vladivostok, Russia.

Stal Stalowa Wola vs. Motor Lublin, Poland. October 17, 2009.

Photo credits: thor.sten (Germany), Sasakei (Japan), Lisster (Vladivostok, Russia), mi… (Poland), via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

Foto Focus: Allianz Arena

Tom Dunmore — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:20:23 +0000

This week marks the fourth anniversary of the opening of the Allianz Arena (or Fußball Arena München for UEFA-organised matches), home to FC Bayern München and TSV 1860 München and made famous during the 2006 World Cup. A number of remarkable photos of the stadium’s unique aesthetic have appeared on Flickr over the years, so today we take a look at it from up close, afar and in all its colour-shifting glory.

The stadium, constructed of 2,874 ETFE-foil air panels, famously changes colour depending on whether the home team is Bayern (red), 1860 (blue) or the German national team (white). Allianz has a 30 year contract for naming rights, though the stadium was known as the FIFA World Cup Stadium Munich for the 2006 World Cup for sponsorship reasons.

The Arena. By Eldejo.

Up Close. By Pianoman75

From afar. By blubbla

Inside. By Brain farts.

Stairway. By manuela.martin.

Press area. By emphasis.

Seating. By Daveybot.

Stairwell. By mikmunich.

Parking. By Probek.

Clearing the snow. By hcm80.

Legoland. By POPOEVER.

ETFE-foil sample. By caprilemon.

In white. By Digitaler Lumpensammler.

In blue. By Digitaler Lumpensammler.

In red. By hipydeus.

In red & white. By Probek.

The Arena’s aesthetics are undeniably stunning. I’d be interested in hearing from those who have gone there how they felt about it in person, because aside from the exterior colour-glow, there’s an eerie feel of THX-1138 to it all.

And indeed, the stadium has been a subject of a stringent critique from many supporters unhappy with the restrictions and conditions inside the Arena. Does the experience match the adornment at Allianz Arena?

Photo credits: hipydeus, Pianoman75, blubbla, probek, Digitaler Lumpensammler, Brain farts, eldejo, emphasis, Daveybot, hcm80, mikmunich, POPOEVER, caprilemon and manuela.martin on Flickr.