NFL: Ex-Stadium of the Detroit Lions: Bankruptcy at the demolition of the Silverdome

The Georgia Dome in Atlanta was blown up at the end of November without further ado, while the Silverdome in Pontiac/Michigan defied its abrupt end with all its might: The demolition of the time-honoured football stadium of Detroit Lions failed spectacularly on Sunday. Due to technical problems, the arena survived the first attempt to detonate.

“Rick Cuppetilli, vice president of the demolition firm Adamo, which had successfully blown up the Atlanta stadium two weeks earlier, said:”Approximately ten percent of the explosive charges were not detonated due to cable problems.

Hundreds of spectators on site and hundreds of thousands witnessing the live broadcast followed the bankruptcy. There will be a new trial soon.

The fans of the notoriously unsuccessful Lions, who have been waiting for their fifth NFL title since 1957 and played in the Silverdome until 2001, reacted with creative malice:”After almost 50 years of collapse on the field, things are not working out right now,”wrote a follower on Twitter.

In the Silverdome, built in 1975, four matches were played at the 1994 World Cup. The game between the USA and Switzerland (1:1) was the first in the history of the World Cup to not be played outdoors.