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This is the stunning design for Chelsea’s new 60,000-seater stadium (Pics)

Published 14:44 1 Dec 2015 GMT

Updated 16:05 1 Dec 2015 GMT

Kevin Beirne
This is the stunning design for Chelsea’s new 60,000-seater stadium (Pics)

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As Premier League football gets more popular, the teams' stadiums keep getting bigger.

Arsenal have made the move to the Emirates, while Manchester City are now well at home in the Etihad. Even Tottenham and West Ham are getting new grounds in the very near future. Now it seems that it's Chelsea's turn to get an upgrade, as they have proposed increasing the capacity at Stamford Bridge by almost half, up to 60,000. https://twitter.com/oliver_todd/status/671647735087554560 https://twitter.com/richard_conway/status/671649623224774660 https://twitter.com/SquawkaNews/status/671646495830056960 The proposal would give Chelsea the third largest stadium in the Premier League, just shy of Arsenal's 60,260-capacity Emirates Stadium - although Tottenham's new ground is expected to seat 61,000 by the time it is finished. Some people on the internet think it reminds them of some familiar household objects though... https://twitter.com/Danny_McMoomins/status/671684068015239169 https://twitter.com/Sport_Witness/status/671650735059296256

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This is the stunning design for Chelsea's new 60,000-seater stadium (Pics)