Source: Daily_Mail
THE LIST: Nos 50-41 of the world's greatest sporting venues
Sportsmail celebrates those cathedrals of sport that every fan needs to visit at least once in their lives. Some may be quite ordinary but are made magical by a certain event or moment.
Others are simply beautiful, such as the Olympic diving pool at Montjuic, Barcelona, now open for anyone to have a dip in July and August.
What a tough task it proved whittling this down to 50. Some great stadiums are scandalously absent - as I'm sure you will tell us on our message boards or in the comments section below.
But enjoy the first instalment below and stick with us through to Friday, when we reveal our No 1...
50) Cardiff Arms Park
49) The New Wembley
48) Fenway Park, Boston
47) Ascot racecourse
46) Wrigley Field, Chicago
45) Olympic diving pool, Barcelona
44) The Gabba, Brisbane
43) Hampden Park
42) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
41) Goodison Park
No 50: Cardiff Arms Park - the home of Welsh rugby for so many years - and definitely worth the mammoth task of clearing the ice away to get a game on
No 49: The new Wembley Stadium - certainly more comfortable than its predecessor, if lacking a bit of the magic and memories so far
No 48: Fenway Park - home of the Boston Red Sox - is as quirky and ageing as the Rolling Stones, who kicked off a tour there recently
No 47: Ascot Racecourse, with it's fairly new imposing grandstand, the latest addition to an iconic venue
No 46: Wrigley Field - yes, make that two 'ballparks' in already in the top 50 - this time the home of the Chicago Cubs
No 45: The diving pool at Montjuic, with its breathtaking views of Barcelona, was used in the 1992 Olympics - and immortalised in Kylie's video for 'Slow'
No 44: Brisbane's The Gabba may look like a mini MCG these days, but has an unimitable noisy and intimidating atmosphere
No 43: Hampden Park - in this list more for memories of years gone by, and which isn't quite the same since the era of all-seat stadiums
No 42: The Brabourne was a tough act to follow, but the Wankhede Stadium has become Mumbai's premier venue (and provides many a childish giggle)
No 41: Goodison Park - the home of many Everton glory days, particularly in the first half of the Eighties - and also the scene of some relief, such as in this picture when the Toffees escaped relegation in 1998
