Six star stadium for German football club: OPENING AND CLOSING ROOFS ARE IMPRESSIVE, BUT HOW ABOUT A STADIUM WITH A MOVING PLAYING FIELD? HERE, WE EXPLORE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT MAKES JUST SUCH A FEAT POSSIBLE

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When the England versus Portugal quarterfinal FIFA World Cup match kicked off on 1st July, no one knew for sure how it would end (although we had our suspicions). An issue far from anyone's mind, however, was the energy supply system's ability to perform beneath the pitch to relocate the turf after the match. The match was held at the Schalke's Veltins Arena in Gelenkirchen, a multi-functional stadium which has been praised by the FIFA president, Joseph Blatter for being the very first of its kind in the world. The European football association, UEFA, has placed the venue in its highest five-star category, declaring that it even exceeds standards, therefore earning a theoretical rating of six stars. One of the dominant features is the moving playing field. It is movable along a length of 170 metres in either direction with the help of two special design lgus cable carriers and Chainflex cables.