With the futuristic design of the suspended glass roof and a seating capacity of 80, 000 it was used after the 1972 summer games as a key stadium for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

FORBES: Olympic Meddle

Havelange, who turns 97 next month, was one of the most recognizable figures in sports administration, serving as FIFA president for 24 years from 1974 and doing much to make football a truly global game.

CNN: FIFA 'bribe' officials escape punishment

Last week, former president Joao Havelange - who ruled the organization between 1974 and 1988 - resigned as FIFA's honorary president after the 96-year-old was ruled to have taken bribes in a report by ethics chairman Eckert.

CNN: FIFA suspends Executive Committee member Chuck Blazer

Joao Havelange, who led soccer's world governing body from 1974 to 1998 and served on the International Olympic Committee for almost half a century, resigned as FIFA's honorary president after a FIFA-commissioned report showed he had accepted bribes in the late 1990s.

WSJ: Report Concludes Havelange Took Bribes