The arena had previously been a rather sparse two-tiered bowl with no roof, not exactly aiding fans’ attempts to keep warm as winter drew near. It was a justified, if delayed, moniker: the stadium had hosted some Olympic football matches during the Moscow Games of 1980. In 1923 the venue started out life as the Red Stadium of Trotsky, later becoming the Republican Stadium of Khrushchev before being renamed the plain old Olympic Stadium in 1996. Renovated for Euro 2012, when it hosted the final, Ukraine’s 70,000-capacity national stadium was re-opened with a performance by Shakira, who is ready to open any stadium whenever, wherever. General view of the Olympiyskiy stadium, taken in 2011 (Image credit: Joern Pollex/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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