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Keiran Fleming

Celtic Park named second best stadium in world football beating Wembley and Man United

Celtic Park has been deemed the second best stadium in world football and tops the list of grounds in Europe.

A study carried out by Ticketgum takes into account the atmosphere, which Parkhead is renowned for, and the capacity of the ground, the Hoops' home holds 62,000, when creating the list.

Other factors include the average number of goals scored, the monthly attendance, Google reviews, global search volume and the amount of attention stadia get on social media. Each ground is scored out of 100 by the study.

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Celtic Park received a 'Stadium Index Score' of 80.74, which beats England's national stadium Wembley on 79.45, making the Scottish ground the best in Europe.

The only stadium to beat Parkhead was the Mineirão, which is home to Brazilian outfit Cruzeiro.

Regarding Celtic's home, Ticketgum writes: "Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland, brings it home for the “Bhoys In Green”, ranking second place as the best football stadium in the world.

"With a seating capacity of 61,927, a similar size to Brazil’s Mineirão, this stadium is the home of the Celtic football team. Celtic Park also has the same average goals scored per game, 4, as Mineirão, as well as the same Google ranking, 4.7."

Manchester United's Old Trafford was seventh on the list and the home of multi-time Champions League winners, Real Madrid, slotted in at ninth.

Top 10 Best Stadiums in the World (via Ticketgum study)

1) Mineirao - Brazil - Cruzeiro

2) Celtic Park - Scotland - Celtic

3) Wembley - England - England national team

4) MetLife Stadium - USA - United States national team

5) Estadio Olimpico Universitario - Mexico - UNAM Pumas

6) Estadio Azteca - Mexico - Club America, Cruz Azul, Mexico

7) Old Trafford - England- Manchester United

8) Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium - Indonesia - Indoneisa national team

9) Santiago Bernabeu - Spain - Real Madrid

10) Gillette Stadium - United States - New England Revolution

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