World Cup qual. - Wembley officials deny damage

Eurosport - Wed, 12 Nov 13:19:00 2008

Wembley Stadium officials have denied reports that storms ripped a 40-foot crack in the home of English football.

2007 England-Germany Wembley - 0

According to workers at the state-of-the-art facility, which opened in 2007, heavy winds and torrential rain battered the £827 million development and left a 1.5-inch split in the walls on Monday.

"The ground shook. There were people in the lifts and they were terrified," said an employee.

"Then the major crack appeared from the floor of level one and snaked up to level four. It happened in an instant and wasn't something that had been growing over weeks or months."

But a spokesman for Wembley has moved to deny any damage was done.

"There was some minor movement in the building on Monday morning. Our engineers have reviewed the situation and reports indicate that this has been caused by natural settling," read a statement.

"As with all large structures, the stadium has been designed with movement tolerance factored in. Reports suggesting that there is a crack in the stadium as a result of this movement are incorrect.

"It's business as usual and the stadium remains fully operational."

Will Tidey / Eurosport

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  1. ruined them!!! we modernised nearly a third of this world.

    From chris c, on Thu 13 Nov 3:30PM

  2. I wondered what that montroscity was now i know but are none the wiser, what's it for
    or does it not get used anymore. perhaps prince charles can organic it or give it to him for a birthday present. brian b

    From brn.161238@..., on Thu 13 Nov 7:58AM

  3. It's a pity. But you guys that are happy that the stadium is falling apart, I wish you could go back to your country and make it more habitable. If things were okay in your country, you would not be running around like a yo-yo. Even though I am not British, I visited the Wembley Station and it is a Master piece. Hope this is not to scare people from the World Cup. Anyways, I trust things will be sorted out soon.

    From orimole, on Thu 13 Nov 7:47AM

  4. goth_me_up_666 - hahahahaha now you know how it feels. english people invaded other countrires and ruined them. now its payback time u sore lossers

    From Araw, on Thu 13 Nov 5:05AM

  5. wot a waste of money. the builders even put the seats in facing the pitch, idiots or wot?

    From DONNA, on Wed 12 Nov 9:47PM

  6. Why the hurrah about croke park?? The local residents didn't even want it and it's only 3/4 of it you can even call a stadium, the hill 16 end hardly qualifies it's more like something out of the lower leagues.

    From pk1873, on Wed 12 Nov 6:19PM

  7. Do most of us really care?

    From Geoff W, on Wed 12 Nov 5:59PM

  8. "Really disapointing for London!!! Wimblodon is an ICONE for london as is the eiffel tower for France.Although there is still Shakspear litterature, it's sad to count on a man ho died since two ore more centuries for rescue again and again for the british sense."

    I thought this thread was about Wembley not Wimblodon wherever that is

    From price4city, on Wed 12 Nov 5:52PM

  9. wat useually happens with the contracts on building work,is one company gets loads of moneyfor the job ,then they sub contract a company in ,2 do the actual work,they then pay them a lot less,than wat they got,the second company that is 2 do the work ,then employes cheap work force,2 do the work even cheaper,so in the end u end up with a building,u payed frew the nose for,wich actually cost a lot less,hence why its starting 2 fall apart!this happens all the time.

    From keith b, on Wed 12 Nov 5:47PM

  10. wembley stadium hahaha bet the Germans are sorry for taking ownership of it now, bet the daft buggers didn't see how it was built and who "assembled" it. They could always blame the French for the @#$% bricks that was used, maybe even the Mexicans for the @#$%e cement. Just goes to show, if you want a job doing right, use British workers and products, and most of all, don't try and do it on the cheap!

    From ayup, on Wed 12 Nov 5:38PM

  11. Even though I am Welsh and we have a strong secure stadium in Cardiff of which we are proud, there is no point in putting blame on these or those about the workmanship. Multi national workforces are everywhere in the world now so we should recognise that. If Wembley does need some extensive repair we in Wales will welcome anyone as we did for all those cup finals with no trouble at all on the streets. It was a pleasure to see the fans. In any event the English football team never play well at Wembley as they get stick from the fanatics from clubs who come along to goad each other and shout hate messages at Ashley Cole

    From taff, on Wed 12 Nov 5:34PM

  12. repairing the old stadium would ave been a big and better and Lovelier idea ! nad with the englishmen workin with warm hearts too!
    I ne'er complain.. I just sigh and smile at the optimisticall thoughts ( sad lot the engineers that want always "NEW and Bigger " things!)

    From Shieldwolf, on Wed 12 Nov 5:26PM

  13. i thought it was just the players that were cracking under the pressure

    From carlking1@..., on Wed 12 Nov 5:26PM

  14. bobo b, your comment about Paul j (the wrong person) nevertheless just had me in tears!! thanks for the chuckle.
    It was titi tutu with the incredible spelling and a wonderful grasp of history. Is Apple now making Cornettos?

    Deny everything!

    From yourmailman101, on Wed 12 Nov 5:25PM

  15. tjjjjjl;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

    From Umar, on Wed 12 Nov 5:19PM

  16. bobbo b, it was titi tutu who cannot spell, not paul j. How many languages can you speak?

    From mielies1, on Wed 12 Nov 5:18PM

  17. A crack? Oh noes...

    From stee_monkey2000, on Wed 12 Nov 5:17PM

  18. Paulj WELL SAID MY FRIEND.....

    From Bunty, on Wed 12 Nov 5:13PM

  19. all down to brass . . cheap labour . cheap materials and foreign exuctives only in it for lining their own fat wallets . . . .

    From stephen l, on Wed 12 Nov 5:12PM

  20. pgrey, your so obviously a @#$%. Bringin the irish into it......its people like you that have the world thinkin that the brits are up there own hole....Grow up ya idiot!!!!!Youll probably find that there is some irish blood in ya somewhere.....Get a life.....I'm irish with plenty of british friends who are more than welcome over here and nix without a problem. Whats your name....pgrey PAISLEY....

    From Bunty, on Wed 12 Nov 5:11PM
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