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SOCCER: LIVERPOOL UNVEILS NEW- 60,000-CAPACITY STADIUM July 25, 2007
(SomaliNet) Today, Liverpool will unveil plans for a new 60,000-capacity stadium.
Pool wants to relocate from Anfield to nearby Stanley Park.
The reds, have submitted the planning application to Liverpool City Council.
American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, helped by architects HKS, have radically redesigned the original plans for the £300million stadium.
The ground is scheduled to open in 2010 and has been designed to accommodate future expansion.
Chief executive Rick Parry said: "It was always the aim of the club, with the backing of Tom Hicks and George Gillett, to be world class both on and off the pitch.
"When they took over, the first thing Tom and George wanted to do was review the stadium both in terms of the design and the capacity.
"This is the immensely impressive result of their deliberations.
"We're creating a stadium that not only the club and supporters can be proud of but something the whole city can be proud of.
"Liverpool as a city is on the move and deserves world class developments like this.
"Our architects HKS have a wealth of experience and have fused a very contemporary and unique vision together with the values that are crucial to Liverpool Football Club.
"We've also recognised the central importance of the Kop. It will have a significantly increased capacity of 18,000 seats in a single tier structure that will be the heartbeat of the new stadium.
"The rake of the stand will be steeper and the seats tighter together, with the acoustics of the roof designed to accentuate the atmosphere during games."
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard is delighted with the new stadium.
He said: "I knew it was going to be great but after spending five minutes looking at the plans I was just completely blown away by it.
"We are Liverpool Football Club and we expect the best and this will be the best.
"I've played in some special stadiums but this is something special and it's so important that we are not seen to be copying off another club."
Team-mate Jamie Carragher added: "Everyone is excited by the new plans. They are spectacular.
"We've got a great stadium at the minute in Anfield, but the designers have come up with something completely unique.
"I've never seen a football ground like it and that's what makes it so special."-The Sun