Al Maktoum Stadium, the home of UAE football team Al Nasr, has been nominated for the world’s largest online stadium awards.
The OBE Architects-designed and Saudi Binladin Group (SBG)- built stadium will compete against the recently completed Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as well as the $1.43 billion Japan National Stadium in the competition.
Al Maktoum Stadium itself cost $80 million to renovate – the original stadium opened in 1978 – with work starting in 2017 and completing in 2018.
The winner will be decided by an online vote as well as by a jury of experts. Voting closes on 15th March.