Football: Everton reveal new stadium plans

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ANKARA (AA) - England's Premier League team Everton unveiled Friday plans for a new 52,000-person stadium to be built at Bramley Moore Dock in Liverpool's north.

"Everton Football Club today revealed the proposed designs for its iconic new stadium which would be built on semi-derelict dockland in North Liverpool and deliver a £1 billion [$1.242 billion] boost to the city’s economy," the English club said in a statement on its website.

The statement added that the design was inspired by nearby historic maritime and warehouse buildings, with a dynamic roof structure made from steel and glass giving the stadium a "modern finish".

''It is, first and foremost, a stadium for football, for our passionate fans and for our players. A stadium that gives Everton Football Club a platform for growth both commercially and socially,'' Everton’s Chief Executive Officer Denise Barrett-Baxendale said.

The club had shared images of the proposed design for their future home on Twitter the previous day.

The waterfront stadium has a potential to increase its capacity to 62,000 seats in the future.

Everton expects to submit their new home plans before the end of 2019.

The club currently play their home games in the 39,221-person capacity Goodison Park, opened on Aug. 24, 1892.