Soccer has always been a legacy for English soccer and that is why when fans got an opportunity to view all its memorable collectibles at one place; they simply jump to it. England’s highly reputed soccer temple called National Football Museum got a record number of visitors in its first year of operations in Manchester. Reportedly, it is just celebrating its first birthday at Urbis building after being switched from Preston last year and this shift was rather a tough choice for Manchester City Council who decided to make this move. Last year, it could witness around 100000 and this year they had put a target of 300000 visitors which has been superseded by the actual numbers quite easily. These jewels were available for display in the same museum since 2001 but at Preston North End's Deepdale ground where it used to gather limited fans from across the world. Looking at the impressive number of visitors; Council's investment worth £2m per year looks a good investment. Actually, the … [Read more...]
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