Reader Contest: Name the Stadium
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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By Ralph | April 26th, 2006 at 1:10 pm 
Given the spaceship design, I would like to offer that the stadium be sponsored by the planet Uranus.
By Steven | April 26th, 2006 at 1:15 pm The Budweiser Arena
This will send pain down Bob’s spine every time he has to type those words.
By Trent | April 26th, 2006 at 1:17 pm 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.
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By Maxum | April 26th, 2006 at 1:52 pm as a tribute to the world cup sponsors, i suggest we call it the nike/visa/heiniken/pepsi stadium
By Futahaguro | April 26th, 2006 at 2:01 pm 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.
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By Evan | April 26th, 2006 at 2:25 pm Glowing Burrito Arena.
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By Luis Paulo | April 26th, 2006 at 2:35 pm It should be named after the greatest Fifa’s president of them all: Blatterdorium
By kapcro | April 26th, 2006 at 2:35 pm 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.
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By Luis Paulo | April 26th, 2006 at 2:36 pm 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
By Mike | April 26th, 2006 at 2:36 pm Or maybe Sepp Blatter’s Inflamed Kidney Arena.
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By Chris | April 26th, 2006 at 3:41 pm The Money Bowl.
By ferniegc | April 26th, 2006 at 5:03 pm THE KAKA DOME
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By Bense | April 26th, 2006 at 5:04 pm Former Allianz Arena, now Arrogance-Arena.
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By wendall | April 26th, 2006 at 5:04 pm Kinda looks like a big hot dog in the above picture. Weiner Arena?
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By john | April 26th, 2006 at 5:17 pm In honor of the greatest trainer’s aid — and because it changes colors: the magic sponge.
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Canada
By Razzle | April 26th, 2006 at 6:04 pm 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.
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By Milan | April 27th, 2006 at 1:07 am How about calling it the “cant believe its not blatter” stadium.
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Australia
By Rush | April 27th, 2006 at 9:36 am hasselhof glowing stadium.
By faton | July 24th, 2006 at 4:01 pm 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
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Serbia And Montenegro
By faton | July 24th, 2006 at 4:07 pm THE BEST STADIUM IN THE WORLD
NO COMENT!!!!!!
Faton Kozmaqi .Kosovo
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