Reader Contest: Name the Stadium

April 26th, 2006 | by: WC Bob |

With news that FIFA’s sponsorship Gestapo is at it again, we thought we’d offer you the chance to name the stadium in Munich where the opening match is being held. First a little background. Workers are currently busy removing the giant letters that spell out Allianz Arena on the stadium because the German insurance group is not an official World cup sponsor. Somehow it costing $150,000 for guys to climb up a few ladders and loosen a few screws, but it money well spent to protect the public from seeing anything but the names of the officially licensed World Cup sponsors. Allianz’s loss is your gain.

We’re giving you the opportunity to name this splendid, post-modern looking spaceship of a stadium. Perhaps you want to name it after your dog or maybe you’d like to name it after your own non World Cup sponsoring company or maybe there will be a groundswell of support to name it after Sepp Blatter. We’ll leave that up to you.

Whoever comes up with the best name will win the greatest prize of all: our admiration. We’ll also refer to the stadium by your name from now until the end of the tournament – guaranteeing your idea will be read by at least 25 people, all of them related to us.

Submit your entry today!

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Ralph

Given the spaceship design, I would like to offer that the stadium be sponsored by the planet Uranus.
Steven

The Budweiser Arena

This will send pain down Bob’s spine every time he has to type those words.
http://ecuador.worldcupblog.org/ Trent

For the way it looks at night, I’d say Inside-Out-Toaster Stadium. But I’m also fond of Ralph’s Uranus Park. And we’re not even that close.
Maxum

as a tribute to the world cup sponsors, i suggest we call it the nike/visa/heiniken/pepsi stadium
Futahaguro

How about, The Betterslapp Staduim. It sounds german, has the letters of the foolish leader, and then you can say the first match will be played at the Betterslapp-him-upside-the-head Staduim.
http://incadenza.typepad.com/soccer_thoughts/ Evan

Glowing Burrito Arena.
http://portugal.worldcupblog.org Luis Paulo

It should be named after the greatest Fifa’s president of them all: Blatterdorium
kapcro

That thing wasn’t built near a nuclear site was it? In honor of the leadership and dedication of Sepp it should be named the Blatter Bowl. $150,000 to loosen a few screws on the sign, how much if the guys tightens a few screws on the Seppster.
http://portugal.worldcupblog.org Luis Paulo

Blatterdome it’s also cool. And It should be released with Tina Tuner singing “we don’t need another hero”, after all, we got Blatter
http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org Mike

Or maybe Sepp Blatter’s Inflamed Kidney Arena.
Chris

The Money Bowl.
ferniegc

THE KAKA DOME
http://www.bensefels.de Bense

Former Allianz Arena, now Arrogance-Arena.
http://referees.worldcupblog.org/ wendall

Kinda looks like a big hot dog in the above picture. Weiner Arena?
john

In honor of the greatest trainer’s aid — and because it changes colors: the magic sponge.
Razzle

Shell-Mobil-Exxon stadium to honor the companies that will supply the energy to keep all that light running.

Hey sorry – I’m american and I couldnt resist it.
Milan

How about calling it the “cant believe its not blatter” stadium.
Rush

hasselhof glowing stadium.
faton

no coment for this kine of stadium as is allianz arena but is one more fact for all a round the world that germany is not just rich contry but german people are taft and they knwo how to manage with money.Kosovo
faton

THE BEST STADIUM IN THE WORLD
NO COMENT!!!!!!
Faton Kozmaqi .Kosovo