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There's nothing quite like waking on a warm summer day, leisurely cooking dinner on the barbecue and applying sun tan lotion in anticipation for a long day in the sun attending sports events! The only thing that's better is adding a little top shelf beer to the mix and the Swedish Bikini team, but that's another story...

I'm a huge sports fan, as evidenced by the fact that I live 2 blocks away from Wrigley Field in Chicago! I've been privileged enough to visit many baseball stadiums around the States over the last few years, see www.ballparks.com for a good baseball reference, and now turn my attention to Football (Soccer) around the globe. Expect a few changes in my top 5 list below in the near future...

Continue reading and see my favorite sports Stadiums from around the world ranked in reverse order from number 5 down to number 1 .

5. Olympic Stadium - Munich, Bavaria, Germany
4. Chicago Stadium - Chicago, Illinois, USA
3. Fenway Park - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2. Loftus Road - West London, England, UK
1. Wrigley Field - Chicago, Illinois, USA

	Name	Olympic Stadium Munich
	Location	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
	Defining Moment	In a driving blizzard seeing Borussia Dortmund and Munich 1860 fans gathering to watch a match in arctic weather.
	Endearing Trait	Gorgeous architecture.
	Home Team	Bayern Munich and Munich 1860 Football Clubs
	Web site	Olympiapark Muenchen

	Name	Chicago Stadium (RIP 1929-1994)
	Location	Chicago, Illinois, USA
	Defining Moment	A deafening roar so loud that I couldn't think during game 4 of the 1991 Stanley Cup Finals against Mario Lemieux and the mighty Pittsburgh Penguins.
	Endearing Trait	Top deck that hung over the ice below, providing the best view of Norris division hockey for $8.
	Home Team	Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Club
	Web site	Don Hayner & Tom McNamee Memorial Site

	Name	Fenway Park
	Location	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
	Defining Moment	Sitting in a cramped cage, known as a chair, facing the Green Monster with a kink in my neck trying to see home plate from the right field line.
	Endearing Trait	Re-Shir-Dan (Great name, huh?)
	Home Team	Boston Red Sox Baseball Club
	Web site	Major League Baseball

	Name	Loftus Road
	Location	West London, England, UK
	Defining Moment	QPR permitting a goal in extra time to see their 1 goal lead disappear to top of the table Ipswich.
	Endearing Trait	Pitch so close that you could stand up and relieve yourself onto it.
	Home Team	Queen's Park Rangers Football Club
	Web site	Internet Football Grounds Guide

	Name	Wrigley Field
	Location	Chicago, Illinois, USA
	Defining Moment	Sammy Sosa hitting his 59th and 60th home runs in the great home run chase of 1998.
	Endearing Trait	"Sun so bright it hurts your eyes just to look at it" - Field of Dreams
	Home Team	Chicago Cubs Baseball Club
	Web site	Major League Baseball