Sir Bobby Charlton

"Its sad to see the old place go because of the history of the ground. When it was first opened in 1923, 200,000 people crammed in, desperate to see it and were very proud of it and rightly so.

But Ill be pleased to see the new stadium open. It has been so well designed - weve been told it will create the same atmosphere that the old Wembley was famous for."

What I remember most about Wembley Stadium is the pitch.

When I was 15 playing for England schoolboys, and having played on some really rough grounds in the north east of England, having to play at Wembley in the cup final was absolutely unbelievable.

When I walked on the pitch, I thought someone was going to tell us we cant play on this - this is just too good - it was like a carpet, a bowling green.

I played on it and scored a couple of goals and I thought I hope I get the opportunity to play here again, and fortunately I did."