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America's Team at Wembley Stadium
November, 7, 2014
By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com
LONDON -- AT&T Stadium might be the best stadium in the world, but Wembley Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys take on the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, offers something the $1.2 billion stadium in Arlington can’t: history.
Rebuilt in 2007 on the grounds of the original stadium, Wembley seats 90,000, making it the largest stadium in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe. It is the home of the FA Cup final every year as well as England’s national soccer team.
“It’s hard to explain,” said Londoner Jack Crawford, a Cowboys defensive end. “It’s like Yankee Stadium. It’s just one of those stadiums that they destroyed, then rebuilt it. It’s never going anywhere. It’s Wembley Stadium. That’s the stadium of London. That’s the trademark stadium. To play there with America’s Team, that’s ,like, crazy.”
Jason Garrett played in a preseason game in the old stadium in 1993. He has called it one of the great stadiums in the world over and over during the week. Jacksonville is the home team and is something of London’s team since they are playing a home game here through 2016.
The Cowboys practiced with crowd noise at Allianz Park all week, just like they would do at Valley Ranch, but Garrett isn’t worried about a crowd disadvantage.
“The expression we use is home and away, parking lot, hotel, the moon, wherever we play and certainly if we play at Wembley Stadium, one of the great stadiums in the world, it is our responsibility to play our best,” Garrett said. “Certainly there is a following here for Jacksonville because they have been here, but it is our responsibility to play the right way and to go out and play.”
Tony Romo, a noted soccer player in the offseason, is excited to play at Wembley.
“The home of football over here, and I think to be able to play on the pitch, that will be something that is pretty interesting,” Romo said. “For us, it’s a once in a lifetime kind of thing.”
November, 7, 2014
By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com
LONDON -- AT&T Stadium might be the best stadium in the world, but Wembley Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys take on the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, offers something the $1.2 billion stadium in Arlington can’t: history.
Rebuilt in 2007 on the grounds of the original stadium, Wembley seats 90,000, making it the largest stadium in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe. It is the home of the FA Cup final every year as well as England’s national soccer team.
“It’s hard to explain,” said Londoner Jack Crawford, a Cowboys defensive end. “It’s like Yankee Stadium. It’s just one of those stadiums that they destroyed, then rebuilt it. It’s never going anywhere. It’s Wembley Stadium. That’s the stadium of London. That’s the trademark stadium. To play there with America’s Team, that’s ,like, crazy.”
Jason Garrett played in a preseason game in the old stadium in 1993. He has called it one of the great stadiums in the world over and over during the week. Jacksonville is the home team and is something of London’s team since they are playing a home game here through 2016.
The Cowboys practiced with crowd noise at Allianz Park all week, just like they would do at Valley Ranch, but Garrett isn’t worried about a crowd disadvantage.
“The expression we use is home and away, parking lot, hotel, the moon, wherever we play and certainly if we play at Wembley Stadium, one of the great stadiums in the world, it is our responsibility to play our best,” Garrett said. “Certainly there is a following here for Jacksonville because they have been here, but it is our responsibility to play the right way and to go out and play.”
Tony Romo, a noted soccer player in the offseason, is excited to play at Wembley.
“The home of football over here, and I think to be able to play on the pitch, that will be something that is pretty interesting,” Romo said. “For us, it’s a once in a lifetime kind of thing.”