China is building a $1.7 billion soccer stadium that is shaped like a lotus and will seat 100,000 people amid a pandemic

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• China has begun building a massive soccer stadium in Guangzhou province. 
• The $1.7 billion lotus-shaped stadium is being built for China's champion soccer team, Guangzhou Evergrande, and will have a seating capacity of 100,000.
• According to Chinese state media, the stadium's capacity would surpass Camp Nou.
• The development of the sporting complex comes at a time when stadiums around the world have halted activities due to the coronavirus spread.
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China is building what it claims will be the world's largest soccer-only stadium in its Guangzhou province.

The huge, lotus-shaped stadium is being built for China's champion soccer team, Guangzhou Evergrande. The team has won eight Chinese Super League titles as well as two AFC Champions League titles.

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