On 7th May 2006, Arsenal played their last game at Highbury and like many times before, finished above their eternal rivals, Tottenham Hotspur. The game against Wigan Athletic ended 4-2 in Arsenal’s favour. It was a fitting end to an unforgettable era at Highbury which witnessed the ‘Invincibles’ and the legendary double-winning sides of 1998 and 2002. However, with football scaling new heights commercially, it became important for Arsenal to expand itself commercially as well. The 38,000-seater Highbury gave way to the immaculate Emirates stadium which houses up to 60,000 Gooners at a time. The building of the Emirates stadium was not a walk in the park. The club had to incur...
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