The firm behind Wembley and Tottenham's stadium designed a football ground in Mexico, then pointed it at a mountain. They dropped the roof on one end so the open side frames the Cerro de la Silla, the saddle-shaped mountain that rises over Monterrey, sitting right behind the pitch.
That view in the clip came first. The architects, a firm called Populous, built the stadium around it, and they have said the mountain was one of the biggest reasons it looks the way it does. The roof stands tall on the north side and slopes down toward the south, opening up so the mountain fills the gap above the stands.
The roof is one solid piece that reaches 55 meters out over the crowd, longer than an Olympic pool, with nothing holding it up from underneath. It shades fans from a summer sun that climbs past 40°C, or 104°F. The sides stay open so the air keeps moving. Instead of closing the place up and running air conditioning, Populous cut "gills" into the metal shell, angled to catch the breeze and push warm air up and out. The building cools itself.
The metal shell is a nod to the city's past. Monterrey built its fortune on steel and had the first iron and steel foundry in Latin America, so the stadium is wrapped in steel and aluminum, which got it the nickname "El Gigante de Acero," the steel giant. The lopsided, sweeping shape comes from an odd place: the outline of old brewing stills, a tip of the hat to the beer-making the city has done since 1890.
Inside, they pulled the crowd right on top of the grass. The first row sits 9 meters from the field. At the club's old ground, it was 27. The stands tilt back at 34 degrees, one of the steepest angles in the Mexican league, packing all 53,500 seats close to the pitch, which is part of why it gets so loud.
FEMSA, the drinks giant that owns the club, paid for all of it. The bill came to around $200 million, making it the most expensive stadium ever built in Mexico when it opened in 2015. In 2024 it became the first stadium in Latin America to earn LEED Gold, a major green-building rating, for how it handles energy and water.
So the view in that clip was drawn into the plans years before they laid the first beam. The whole building is a frame, and the mountain is the picture.
81 años de pasión, historia, tradición y amor por los colores.🔵⚪️
En 1945 trajimos el futbol profesional a Nuevo León y, desde entonces, hemos confirmado que ser Rayado es un estilo de vida y un canto de alegría que nace del corazón.🔥
Recordemos a los que ya no están y nos enseñaron a amar estos colores, demostremos la pasión de los que estamos hoy y reafirmemos la promesa de seguir haciendo a nuestros hijos deportistas.⚽👦🏻👧🏻️
¡Gracias por ser parte del Club de Futbol Monterrey #EnLaVidaYEnLaCancha!💙
" تغريدة أجنبية مترجمة "
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🚨🗣️ Cristiano Ronaldo speaks out on the criticism and comparisons he has faced at the World Cup.
“I simply do not understand the hate directed at me. It is not my fault that, even at my age, I still have an undying passion for this beautiful game. It is not my fault that I have loved Portugal since I was a child, and that love has never faded. If anything, it has only grown stronger.
What hurts the most is that whenever I try to enjoy football, people are quick to compare me with others or drag me into pointless debates. I have always said that I believe I am the best—that is my opinion, and I have every right to it. I do not need to justify it to anyone, nor will I waste my energy answering questions designed only to fuel unnecessary arguments.
I know I did not play well in the first match. None of us did. The criticism was deserved, and I accepted it because that is part of football. But that game is behind us now.
In the second match, we reminded everyone of what this team is capable of. Scoring two of our five goals was a step in the right direction, but I am never satisfied. I always want more. I always expect more from myself.
To my fans: thank you for standing by me. Your belief gives me strength every single day. The momentum is building, and we are only getting started. I welcome criticism because it pushes me to become even better. Keep believing in us. Do not doubt us.
In the next match, I am coming for the hat-trick. This story is far from over.”