Sentence examples for stadium before the first from inspiring English sources

The goal-machine Vedad Ibisevic (18 in 17 matches) ruptured his cruciate ligament, Chinedu Obasi is still hampered by a hamstring problem he picked up in December and the coach, Ralf Rangnick, complained about the prawn sandwich brigade in the new Rhein-Neckar-Arena stadium before the first ball had even been kicked in earnest.

He made a victory circuit of Olympic Stadium before the second-place runner, Kenji Kimihara of Japan, crossed the finish line.

Kershaw next will throw a bullpen before logging a two-inning batting practice at Angel Stadium before the second game of the Freeway Series.

Another unsettling omen came this week when the Patriots' new stadium, originally called CMGI Field, was renamed Gillette Stadium even before the first cup of beer was filled.

Escobar's family was present at Levi's Stadium when, before the first game, Copa America was dedicated to Andrés Escobar.

His routine on game days is to take the subway from home in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, and to arrive at the stadium two hours before the first pitch.

"I have been to many tournaments when the painters are still painting the stadiums an hour before the first match.

Piazza had done nothing more than drive by the Stadium before he first visited it during the interleague series in 1998.

Wenger was found guilty of failing to abide by Uefa rules surrounding his original ban - imposed after last season's last-16 defeat to Barcelona when he had criticised the referee - after he passed messages to the coaching staff at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg, before being warned not to continue by match delegates at half-time.

The singing in the stadium began two hours before the first whistle, and it wouldn't stop until more than an hour after the game had ended.

They will sing at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., before the first game of the season, with the New England Patriots vs. the Indianapolis Colts, Billboard reported.