The INSANE New Retractable Pitch at the Santiago Bernabéu

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9 ай бұрын

The Santiago Bernabéu sits in the heart of Madrid, so sliding the pitch out of the stadium was never going to be an option 🏗
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@TChighbury 9 ай бұрын

They should have split it up into squares but leave one blank in the corner, giving the groundsmen a fun puzzle to complete before every match

@seanwoods5943 9 ай бұрын

A square of pitch should randomly disappear every 2 minutes.

@OwurakuThreeSixty 9 ай бұрын

@@A_R_B_G😅

@diablabokchoi 9 ай бұрын

😳 ........ 😆🤣🤔😜😂👍🏾👊🏾💥

@chrimbo90 9 ай бұрын

Underrated comment 😂

@miles2057 9 ай бұрын

HAHAHAHAHA😂

@n2locarz1 9 ай бұрын

It's absolutely clear how serious the world takes Football

@richardwillson101 9 ай бұрын

And how much money is involved!

@ImaSMACKHEAD982 9 ай бұрын

Mens football

@zMolly 9 ай бұрын

@@ImaSMACKHEAD982Obviously, Feminist football isnt important fr

@easyhomeworks6127 9 ай бұрын

why bring women's football into this?

@ImaSMACKHEAD982 9 ай бұрын

@@easyhomeworks6127 who you talking too 💀 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤦‍♂️

@haystackhider7158 9 ай бұрын

Imagine spilling coffee on the controlpanel and the whole field retracks during a game

@doctrui Ай бұрын

Fired!

@petermurphy9860 9 ай бұрын

The contrast between the natural grass and all the machinery is so weird. It's like that factory level from Titanfall 2

@willw1974 9 ай бұрын

A marvel of engineering

@RandyMahnke 9 ай бұрын

The Schalke Arena had that already 20 years ago

@rossco6651 9 ай бұрын

Amazing what man can do.

@vujhvjvgvfujk9888 9 ай бұрын

Tottenham’s stadium can do that 🤣🤣🤣

@pedrobandito2 9 ай бұрын

@@vujhvjvgvfujk9888doesn’t mean the op wasn’t correct…

@bohome34602 9 ай бұрын

We really need to knock old trafford down

@hawreosman5399 9 ай бұрын

Designed to allow the stadium to be used for large-scale events, the retractable pitch will be housed in six underground levels and feature an underground irrigation system and ultraviolet lighting to maintain the quality of the grass

@rickroll9086 9 ай бұрын

Thanks; was going to ask what’s the point of removing the grass. What do they do with the pitch at Wembley stadium; why not just cover it over?

@christophermotte7532 9 ай бұрын

So it is grass?

@edmundlange3998 9 ай бұрын

Yes, it's real Grass, it's basically stored in giant planters that are moved on and off the "Pitch" as needed and stored underground under UV light so the grass will still grow.@@christophermotte7532

@edmundlange3998 9 ай бұрын

@@rickroll9086 Wembley just covers over their grass and kills it, then replants it from sod every time. They have a system now that allows them to do this in a week, so this is only feasible when the pitch isn't needed for anything else.

@doji-san 9 ай бұрын

Why don't they just put hard cover on the grass for large scale events? Wouldn't that be much cheaper?

@bustabloodvessel5327 9 ай бұрын

No matter what club you are are fan of the difference between the Bernabeu and the Nou Camp is night and day. Walking up to the Bernabeu is like approaching a 5 star luxury hotel and walking up to the Nou Camp is like approaching a multi storey car park.

@Gavsy1874 9 ай бұрын

For the next 2 years and then the new Camp Nou will be better.

@bustabloodvessel5327 9 ай бұрын

@@Gavsy1874 Maybe so, but in terms of big clubs and stadium design over the last 20 years Barcelona are way behind. Going into the Nou Camp on a big match day with a full crowd you were half thinking would the stadium actually collapse under the weight.

@vika0194 9 ай бұрын

It's called Camp Nou since more than 2 decades ago... Honestly. How can you not now that.

@stevem2323 9 ай бұрын

@@Gavsy1874It won't.

@Gavsy1874 9 ай бұрын

@@stevem2323 Opinion. For all the money spent on the Bernabeu it looks shite from outside in my view.. It will also hold about 20k less.

@adriansalas5309 9 ай бұрын

Imagine being in the middle of a match and the ground suddenly starts to move

@xanderjames8682 9 ай бұрын

Hackers write that down

@mullaway5746 9 ай бұрын

Like when the sprinklers come on half way through the game lol

@mariuskuhrau761 9 ай бұрын

Damm, looking at the scale of this high tech engineering marvel, it tells me this was a billion dollar mega project. The huge underground storage with its retractable roof, looks like something from a sci-fi movie. 😮

@piraterubberduck6056 9 ай бұрын

One of those logistical things that you just don't think about much, but there has to be a way to swap it out with the spare grass so it can recover. It would be interesting to compare the ways that this is done in different stadiums and the other ways stadiums make their central space more flexible.

@adi45713 9 ай бұрын

They remove the whole pitch as in like a rollover carpet (made up of smaller carpets of different sizes), and manually fixed based on certain measurements. Basically the bottom tray in the above video resting on wheels is not present and the bottom storage wouldn’t be that huge or deep below ground level to fit in whole pitch.

@northernsurferboy 9 ай бұрын

State Farm Stadium

@superstrongr 9 ай бұрын

It's mostly for concerts ....they use to ruin the grass.

@showwhite7320 9 ай бұрын

I'm wondering if they couldn't just build a metal cover for the grass field. Seems like it would be a lot cheaper to move just metal than metal plus dirt. On the other hand, while it's covered, it can't be treated with light to allow it to grow back. Maybe they made the right decision for once. Didn't expect that to happen in Spain!

@seanlaverty40 9 ай бұрын

You would still ruin quite a lot of the grass because it's being removed so the venue can be used to host music concerts etc. Anything placed over the top would have to be supported extremely well@@showwhite7320

@EyesOfByes 9 ай бұрын

NFL: "We spend billions on our sport" Europe: "Hold our beers"

@Ski3HigH 9 ай бұрын

Both are waste of money

@johnsmeith3913 9 ай бұрын

The Vegas and Arizona stadiums already did this, and in arizonas case, 10 years ago. America builds the best stadiums in the world, period

@Bradford10KalEl 9 ай бұрын

yeah but they are not world football specific so cant be the best if they cant cater to the best sport in the world @@johnsmeith3913

@jakubkrizan 9 ай бұрын

@@johnsmeith3913 And Veltins Arena has the same system as State Farm Field and Allegiant Stadium since 2001, lol... This is completely different. Edit: GelreDome ditto used this far earlier than stadiums in US

@GodFirstnl 9 ай бұрын

⁠yeah GelreDome was the first to do this from what I remember

@gran-roan 9 ай бұрын

Mind blowing. Also, a perfect place to shoot a Survival/Horror movie

@ignaciopazgarcia5370 9 ай бұрын

Why? Like a Squid Game game?

@mrdan2898 9 ай бұрын

Wow, just Wow. I'm truly Impressed!

@SpringHills47 9 ай бұрын

That is crazy!

@daytradingnl4734 9 ай бұрын

Wow I’m speechless. I didn’t know this. Some fine tech.

@brentfisher6484 9 ай бұрын

Wow! It certainly made for a double duty arena! Yahoo to he engineers and builders!!!!

@geoffsullivan4063 9 ай бұрын

It's like a modern day colosseum.

@user-ck8vu1eo4u 9 ай бұрын

That’s what football is 😂

@adrianfriedli8730 9 ай бұрын

imagine it getting stuck down there. i mean look at all those moving parts. and then they be like: well i guess we are not playing this champions league game here.

@JorgeLuisMeraz-gb4qi 9 ай бұрын

What a beautiful picture ❤❤❤❤ such a genius way ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@smallnickpan3256 9 ай бұрын

Awesome,hurry and make that retractable city and houses so we can avoid this heat,with a cooling system below

@christopherminto8209 9 ай бұрын

Very fancy, but it looks like an incredibly expensive way of solving the problem.

@Longshuffle 9 ай бұрын

Subjectively

@igbc176 9 ай бұрын

what was the problem to begin with?

@Antonio-do6ci 9 ай бұрын

@@igbc176 concerts destroy the grass

@christopherminto8209 9 ай бұрын

@@igbc176I’m assuming here, but it would be ensuring there is sufficient light for grass growth (other stadia use roll out lamps for that) and having a multi-use arena that doesn’t crush the grass (Arizona state wheels the lawn to the outside to achieve both, but other stadia put rubber panels over the grass to protect it during concerts and dirt track shows).

@BootlegSonicToy 9 ай бұрын

@@christopherminto8209This stadium is in the middle of a city, there is absolutely no space for that. Search it up on Google maps

@dutchgijoe 9 ай бұрын

Amazing feature. Looks very complicated compared to the one of Gelredome Arnhem in The Netherlands.

@JD-wn3cc 9 ай бұрын

Fascinating, but also seems highly over the top. That's a huge underground space and so much machinery.

@mikeogilvie6949 9 ай бұрын

😮Unbelievable!! Hope it doesn’t breakdown the night before a game!!😢

@dreams2reality410 9 ай бұрын

Led grow lights are absolutely amazing. I have seen first hand their capabilities and it is unbelievable.

@strangenameforaband342 9 ай бұрын

I was wondering why they did this, is it to grow the grass better under these lights?

@cubecubesson6779 9 ай бұрын

Yes the grass smells amazing 😊

@Fedgery007 9 ай бұрын

Interesting! This will probably be broken more often than not. Or, will be insanely expensive to keep working.

@onnovanknotsenburg1177 9 ай бұрын

Look up “vertical farming”. There are companies making a living in making (versions of) these structures.

@randlepmcmurphy6117 9 ай бұрын

They are one of the biggest sports clubs on the planet, I think they can afford it.

@ImaSMACKHEAD982 9 ай бұрын

@@randlepmcmurphy6117 *Spanish Government can afford it

@alfonso87ful 5 ай бұрын

I doubt it. Florentino is an engineer and runs one of the worlds best construction companies .. called ACS

@TheInfiniteMiseryJumper 9 ай бұрын

So...when does it turn into the Cobra command base? 🤔

@mrdan2898 9 ай бұрын

lol, Great comment. Yeah great for dual purpose use!

@randypattie9524 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, i can just imagine the headlines, match cancelled due to the pitch being unable to deploy from it's hangar. WTF??

@TheGothicdolphin 9 ай бұрын

I would compare its [annual] maintenance cost to a superyacht at approx 20% of total cost. A technologically sophisticated apparatus using moving parts under extreme tension/friction, e.g., (Motors - hydraulics) electric consumption, watering system, super grow light system, etc. The system is a 'White Elephant'.

@georgegarcia566 9 ай бұрын

¡Hala, Madrid!

@londonlad5701 9 ай бұрын

I wonder if the playing surface quality / bounce etc is impacted by this…. Hope they have a backup plan if the retraction back fails!

@martinarcher1503 9 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure the top priority is making a perfect playing surface for football, and everything else is subordinate to that.

@usptact 9 ай бұрын

Just imagine how much $$$ has been dumped into this to create and maintain it!

@robert111k 9 ай бұрын

Don't have to imagine anything. 225 M €.

@stevenmaxwell5006 9 ай бұрын

Glazers Out!! ❤️🤍🖤

@myuthukhyla5367 7 ай бұрын

Stadium of Schalke04 (Bundesliga) has it since 20 years cause there are also other events such as concerts, winter sports, even muscle cars.

@runnin_J 9 ай бұрын

The creativity of man, never ceases to amaze. Creating something that has never been is something AI will not be able to do.

@scifactorial5802 9 ай бұрын

(un?) fortunately it's something AI already does. From winning strategies never conceived by humans in game theory to novel medicine where it discovers candidates for cures that have never even been synthesized before. More coming soon..

@francishughes7856 9 ай бұрын

Stadium looks like a fancy air fryer

@thegmanofEAP Ай бұрын

That's where you store super villains

@alexanderlarsson776 9 ай бұрын

Very Impressive! Hala Madrid!

@leulgeorgis3216 9 ай бұрын

The Colosseum of modern times

@SpencerjonesBoxing 9 ай бұрын

Crazy

@rwalker0130 9 ай бұрын

why is there so little cushion between the playing surface and the structure underneath? I wonder what kind of material that is made of and hope it works ok. yes, grass is better than turf. but I think grass on top of lots of dirt is better than grass on top of some weird metal skeleton.

@brothaman007 8 ай бұрын

Humans do not weigh enough and only a couple inches of dirt is needed to provide the stability the ground needs.

@doji-san 9 ай бұрын

Grass needs sunlight to survive!!! :D

@davidfaulkner7805 Ай бұрын

Insane is the word

@shanewatson8581 9 ай бұрын

Looks amazing, but why what do they do when it's put away?

@Tehkenny1 8 ай бұрын

I'd assume it is for when the stadiums are used for other activities, anything from concerts to monster trucks. Its a good way to keep the grass in good shape by avoiding those sort of things to ruin it.

@JnManuelAG 9 ай бұрын

So at this point we could say we can build pacific rim giant mechas but we don't want to

@paule8174 9 ай бұрын

Football is life!!!

@TheECSH 9 ай бұрын

Reminds me of Pokemon conference tournaments

@kulturfreund6631 9 ай бұрын

What is this good for ? Enabling Heavy Metal concerts? Kart races? Rocket launches?

@user-ce7rf5ju5h Ай бұрын

Impresionante

@tonymacaroni6831 9 ай бұрын

A lot of moving parts mixed with a lot of water only a matter of time before it goes tits up.parallels like ancient rome bread and circuses still applies

@Liamshavingfun 9 ай бұрын

Why does the field do that? Do they use another type of field as well or maybe for a concert or something?

@faraibee 9 ай бұрын

My question exactly. Why?

@alexbretaudeau 9 ай бұрын

So they can use the stadium for other events like concerts hours before a match without worrying about the grass quality

@Liamshavingfun 9 ай бұрын

@alexbretaudeau OK, thanks, that's what I thought but wasn't sure.

@alexanderlarsson776 9 ай бұрын

@@alexbretaudeau yea and because they can treat the grass in a more safe enviroment down there with UV lights, exact watering etc...

@vonrock6862 9 ай бұрын

Chasing Balls goes high tech

@TheLimhammett 9 ай бұрын

The underground area gives the nike scorpion ko cage vibes

@SammeerSRaawat 9 ай бұрын

Awesome

@chamixone 9 ай бұрын

Seems to me more expensive to maintain than and huge up front costs than with over ground machinery. Nuts.

@mrdan2898 9 ай бұрын

I absolutely agree with you.

@niknah 9 ай бұрын

Why does it need to be so deep underground? It looks like it's a very slow process to swap the grass over, you can see the way people move around when it's sped up. They got a loan during covid at 1.53% interest to do this project, a good deal compared to current rates.

@youevil9846 9 ай бұрын

Exactly what I think.. Maybe they can keep the grass underground during a big concert.. other than that.. it looks like a big waste of money.

@rejotalin 9 ай бұрын

@@youevil9846That is the idea. Now you can use the venue for conventions, concerts, fairs, shooting films,… without damaging the grass.

@santaklaus11 9 ай бұрын

It is a brilliant move - the idea is to turn the stadium into a massive indoor complex to have events year round Real turn cant stand that, which is why a football stadium is basically unused real estate during most of the time.

@Rydonattelo 9 ай бұрын

Jeewhizz, Real Madrid reminding everyone that the operate on a higher plain of existence than everyone else. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🏽🇪🇦

@martinlippiatt2598 9 ай бұрын

There is far too much money sloshing about in football. This is insane!!

@alexanderlarsson776 9 ай бұрын

This is a building renovation that will last many decades! Its worth it for the best club in the world. WHats a waste is the money being thrown around in Saudi Arabia to get players to retire there....While their neighbours in Yemen starve to death ...

@showwhite7320 9 ай бұрын

@@alexanderlarsson776 That's not how money necessarily works. If they pay players to play in Saudi Arabia, the money isn't being wasted at all. Money was just transferred between people. Money is only wasted when it's spent to have people do something useless like build this stadium. Or, build luxury cars. Or, make people dig a ditch and then refill it.

@alexanderlarsson776 9 ай бұрын

thats one of the most nonsensesical things ive ever read in youtube, congrats! why dont you read what you write a couple of times so you realise the severity @@showwhite7320

@Palarci 9 ай бұрын

@@showwhite7320interesting how you stopped thinking once it became convenient to make your point. The money used to build this is also just transferred. All the way from fans to the architects, engineers, construction companies etc. These companies and people use that money to buy anything they need/want and the cycle continues.

@ceebee3108 9 ай бұрын

@@alexanderlarsson776there’s people starving all around the world. Including Spain. What a weird comment.

@rainey06au 9 ай бұрын

Wow! All so the grass doesn't get damaged during concerts etc?

@clarazegarelli5861 9 ай бұрын

we have come a long way since the Coliseum

@jayfloramusic 9 ай бұрын

OMG!! Up until today, I used to think that the football grounds are just real ground. Didn't know it was made up stuff.

@fluffypuffyboy586 9 ай бұрын

in most stadiums that is the case. only a handfull of stadiums have this technology

@robert111k 9 ай бұрын

@@fluffypuffyboy586, this technology is patented and the patent belongs to Real Madrid. There are other retractable pitch systems but not in the slightest like this one.

@TheLifePhoenix 9 ай бұрын

Money money money. Crazy. Pretty incredible engineering tho

@unoacaso_ 9 ай бұрын

How long does the grass removing process take?

@robert111k 9 ай бұрын

About 6 hours. The protocol is 18 in case something could happen.

@Hybridog 9 ай бұрын

Instead of moving and storing the grass, why not just have a similar segmented, movable “patio” that moves in and is positioned over the pitch? It would have lights and irrigation on the bottom of the panels. This way the pitch is stable, doesn’t have joints and edges that might become exposed during a match.

@fraz2983 9 ай бұрын

I have a hunch gate & beer prices will be going up.

@steveshea9448 9 ай бұрын

Human ingenuity is awesome! Now, how about cleverly engineering our way out of bigger problems than uneven grass? Also, I've never noticed before, but from the outside, the Bernabeu looks like a fancy rice cooker.

@cwg73160 9 ай бұрын

If you have a plan to solve humanity’s problems, you’re more than welcome to share.

@Unknown-ti3um 9 ай бұрын

The Roman salivating at the mouth

@vinnyvasquez 9 ай бұрын

Imagine if it reboots during a counter attack...

@axjkhl7699 9 ай бұрын

so what's the exact purpose of that? now sure I get it why the pitch is moving around

@angelwalker. 9 ай бұрын

Can someone tell me whats the purpose of the field moving ?

@jaredroestoff8712 4 ай бұрын

To apply other sports pitches basketball or concert flooring

@theuns-robertpretorius8331 9 ай бұрын

"yeah! Science!" - Jesse Pinkman

@az-rule84 7 ай бұрын

Imagine the pitch suddenly open up while the game was playing...

@DogSerious 9 ай бұрын

Imagine getting a grow going down there?

@Elite3kampioen 9 ай бұрын

So they can make the pitch wider and smaller and longer and narrower when they wanna... cool!

@janofb 9 ай бұрын

Why?

@chuckyarlaw7380 9 ай бұрын

That’s nothing we’re painting over rust at Old Trafford.

@AllanPrime-ti7wf 9 ай бұрын

The roman Colosseum had a retractable floor over 2000 years ago now thats impressive

@ramonmartinez3187 7 ай бұрын

So far so good is working very well. If you think this is insane just watch the Subway stop at Bernabeu.

@stelward4654 9 ай бұрын

Would be great for Wimbledon.

@WhiteTiger333 9 ай бұрын

I hope the section seams are nice and tight. It would be a drag to catch a spike in one!

@ImaSMACKHEAD982 9 ай бұрын

A spike? What you mean a spike 😂😂😂

@WhiteTiger333 9 ай бұрын

@@ImaSMACKHEAD982 Cleat, sorry. Spike - hahaha!

@user-uy9oh1jg4j 9 ай бұрын

Hala Madrid!!❤

@aksiiska9470 9 ай бұрын

verdadero o falso? this is what i call considerate. in my city they have built a new school by putting containers one on top of another and then there are cars standing next to the sidewalk on a distance of 300 meters. i complained years ago they did not install traffic mirrors at some difficult intersections like there are in my fathers' village since i can remember from my childhood, but nothing happened in germany, high salaries of people like "europa secretary" are mor important then long term investments as the maglev train used to be

@suspiciousafternoon 9 ай бұрын

Welcome the NFL to Spain 🏈 among other events

@FlorinArjocu 9 ай бұрын

We're good, thanks.

@alexanderrosales7675 9 ай бұрын

The NFL could be shown at the zoo they would fit right in.

@kaliss7192 9 ай бұрын

Crazy the amount of money you can waste on stuff when you don't pay taxes.

@parmentier7457 9 ай бұрын

1996: AFC Ajax Stadium 55k (NL) first football stadium in the world with a retractable roof. 1998: Vitesse Stadium 26k (NL). First football stadium in the world with a retractable roof and field. 2001: Schalke 04 Stadium 63k (GER). Second football stadium in the world with a retractable roof and field. 2023: Real Madrid Stadium 85k (ESP) third football stadium in the world with a retractable roof and field. It has been quite a long time since another football stadium with a retractable roof and field has been built. (This is about football stadiums and not American football)

@Etatdesiege1979 9 ай бұрын

Don’t worry. US stadiums dream of having this level of sofistication.

@AgentLynch616 9 ай бұрын

Your forgetting the biggest stadium to have a retractable roof before Real Madrids. The 72k millennium stadium in Cardiff

@working2bselfsufficient724 9 ай бұрын

@Etatdesiege1979 USA stadiums have had retractable roofs for decades now. Isn't necessary to retract field for American football so isn't widely used. My home stadium has had retractable roof since it was built and does lots of other things also, change colors, advertisement screens built in etc. Funny to think some people think usa couldn't build this when usa has built or contributed literally almost ever single important advancement in 20th and now 21st century.😂

@way2go723 9 ай бұрын

The great thing is that having a retractable underground pitch is if there's ever a stadium ban. He'll go to playing behind closed doors, send the pitch underground, and keep the fans above staring at the concrete floor while the game goes on below 😂😂 💰

@gilean6179 9 ай бұрын

meh!

@stephenbrown4211 9 ай бұрын

So what is the point as there is no other pitch?

@al-paciyes5722 9 ай бұрын

The engineers behind this magnificent engineering piece will never be famously known....until they married into the Kardashians

@judasthepious1499 9 ай бұрын

all fun and games.. until those things malfunction during the match

@tooyoungtobeold8756 9 ай бұрын

Amazing engineering but I think this is taking to too far. No more jumpers as goal posts then?

@devijankowicz9491 9 ай бұрын

Yes! And so is this newfangled nationality requirement in playing for teams representing nations. Base it all on localities, where you have to have been born there to represent the locality. Wow, just think of what a world-beater Ashington United would have been… Jackie Milburn and both the Charltons! No need for multi-million transfer fees! Jumpers as goal-posts, of course… another prudent saving to be passed on to the fans at the turnstiles. Bob a head and you’re in!

@willbee6785 9 ай бұрын

😂

@jacksonpetito49 Ай бұрын

To what end?

@roverwaters3875 9 ай бұрын

overkill

@bradbutcher3984 9 ай бұрын

The more complicated, the more goes wrong.

@MrGriff305 9 ай бұрын

Hmm.. Seems a bit inefficient, and it'll result in disconnected seams in the grass. But what do I know?

@1obscura 9 ай бұрын

This is amazing. But also scary. If possible to do something like for a game... what is being done in real life every day things... is that really a building? Lol. Sims I tell ya.