In order to fully understand the social and cultural significance of sporting places and the national identities it carries, the article draws on the path of the Chicago School of Urban Ecology and Symbolic Interaction Theory, and analyses the interaction among the sports events, the so-called national stadia and national identities in the multi-national United Kingdom. The author underlines the political role of the stadia as the urban landscape and the national symbols, and highlights the analytical value of the sporting place.