The stadium has the largest outside video screen in Europe, stretching right along one side of the venue, meaning fans can watch stuff as they walk up to the Arena. Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan have been tenants since August 2013. It has a capacity of 45, 379.
Apparently, when viewed from above, the Arena is meant to resemble a water lily, a reference to the adjacent Kazanka River.
But this is some journey from England fans preparing to base themselves in Saint Petersburg. Sat 800km further east than Moscow, it’ll be a two hour 10 minute flight for the Thee Lions team from their base.