Sean Dyche's Burnley smashed all expectation this season by qualifying for The Europa League, a mixed blessing in truth for The Clarets. It brings European football to Turf Moor for the first time in 51 years. Assuming group stage qualification, it also sets up the possibility of some rather niche ties with the likes of Tosno, Slavia Prague or even a 4,000 mile round trip to Turkish outfit Akhisar Belediyespor.Life for the modern fan is indeed nomadic, but it's not without its reward. Last minute winners and outrages moments of skill make long distance travel and warm £5 pints in plastic cups completely worth it. There is though, a further satisfaction to be found on the road away. The super stadium...Here SPORTbible reviews the nicest stadiums in world football, where they are and how they look:1. Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Monterrey, Mexico
Completed in 2015, The Estadio de Futbol de Monterrey is the largest football stadium in Mexico (51,000). It was completed in time for C.F. Monterrey's 70th anniversary and might just be the nicest stadium we've ever seen. It has a grass surface, suites, a club-themed restaurant, a club lounge, and high-end interior and exterior design. The distance between the field and seats is the minimum allowed by FIFA, allowing fans to be as close to the action as possible. We're looking at you London Stadium....
2. Stadion Gospin Dolac, Croatia
With a capacity of just 4,000, this little beauty nestled away on the Croatia/Bosnia border might just be the best to have a kick about on the entire planet. Built in 1989 it serves as the home stadium for NK Imotski football club. Imagine playing here week in week out. Training all week. It's enough to make your knees weak. WEAK!
3. The Floating Stadium, Singapore
Taken straight out of the Dubai school of island buildings, rumors have it that this Singapore stadium has a team of scuba ball boys working around the clock on match days...
The floating platform was designed to be aesthetically pleasing to fit the scenic backdrop of the belt of hotels in Marina Centre behind. This limited the height of the seating gallery. The existing structures and the area's development plans capped the number of seats at 30,000.
The platform itself has been equipped with numerous innovative features, like an internal drainage system, cabling structures and lightning rods. Stunning.
4. Hasteinsvollur, Iceland
O.K - get ready for a lot of words you can't pronounce... Hásteinsvöllur is a multi-use stadium in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. Located in Vestmannaeyjar town on the island of Heimaey, it is used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja (ÍBV). If you could say more than two of the long names you did better than me...
The stadium's holds just 2,834 and IBV currently lie bottom of the table. Presumably because their players just stand and stare at the scenery surrounding the ground. What a view!
5. Lofoten Islands in Norway
5. Lofoten Islands in Norway
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