Rogers Centre Toronto, Canada
Cost: $930 million
Capacity: 50,000
Opened: 1989
Purpose: Football, baseball. Host of the Toronto Blue Jays, the stadium is also the home of the Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. The Buffalo Bills established a second "home" stadium at the Centre starting this year.
1. Wembley StadiumLondon, England
Cost: $1.5 billion
Capacity: 90,000
Opened: 2006
Purpose: Soccer and concerts primarily, though the stadium hosted a regular-season NFL game last year. The stadium, which replaced the old, ailing Wembley, is home to England's national soccer team.
Madison Square Garden New York. N.Y.
Cost: $1.1 billion
Capacity: 18,200
Opened: 1968
Purpose: Basketball, hockey, concerts. The legendary home of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, the Garden has also hosted some of music's greatest concerts, from Led Zeppelin to Jay-Z. Penn Station, located beneath the arena, is one of the East Coast's major transportation hubs.
Stade de France
Paris, FranceCost: $974 million
Capacity: 80,000
Opened: 1998
Purpose: Soccer, rugby and concerts. The stadium was built for the 1998 World Cup and hosted the final in which France defeated Brazil, 3-0. It also hosted several matches for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
The Emirates London, England
Cost: $770 million
Capacity: 60,000
Opened: 2006
Purpose: Soccer and concerts. The stadium is the home of Arsenal Football Club, third on this year's Forbes list of the
