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Spion Kop (stadiums)
Name for stands at sports stadiums, mostly in the UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Spion Kop (or the Kop for short) is a colloquial name or term for a number of single-tier terraces and stands at sports stadiums, particularly in the United Kingdom. The steep nature resembles the Spion Kop, a hill near Ladysmith, South Africa, which was the scene of the Battle of Spion Kop in January 1900 during the Second Boer War.
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