Wembley

American

[wem-blee] / ˈwɛm bli /

noun

a former borough, now part of Brent, in SE England, near London.

Wembley British

/ ˈwɛmblɪ /

noun

part of the Greater London borough of Brent: site of the English national soccer stadium, replaced by the larger multi-purpose Wembley Stadium in 2007

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But I do have to say that being among the Palace fans at Wembley was honestly the closest thing I've seen to an actual religious experience.

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The Ukrainian stopped Londoner Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in July to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.

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Bonds was an unused substitute when England, with his former West Ham manager Ron Greenwood in charge, beat Italy 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley in November 1977.

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Fourteen months have passed since Joshua was stopped by Dubois at Wembley.

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England fans could not have hoped for a more entertaining evening at Wembley Stadium - but with Sarina Wiegman resisting the urge to be more experimental, how much did she actually learn from it?

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