▁ar ena ▁var ies , ▁ 5 , 8 0 0 ▁people ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Multi - pur pose ▁stad iums ▁in ▁France ▁Category : S ports ▁ven ues ▁in ▁Marse ille ▁Category : S ports ▁ven ues ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 <0x0A> </s> ▁Earl ▁Cow per ▁( pr on ounced ▁" Co oper ") ▁was ▁a ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁It ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 8 ▁by ▁George ▁I ▁for ▁William ▁Cow per , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Cow per , ▁his ▁first ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or , ▁with ▁remainder ▁in ▁default ▁of ▁male ▁issue ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁to ▁his ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Sp encer ▁Cow per . ▁Cow per ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁created ▁Baron ▁Cow per ▁of ▁W ingham ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Kent , ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁England ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 7 0 6 , ▁with ▁normal ▁remainder ▁to ▁the ▁he irs ▁male ▁of ▁his ▁body , ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁Vis count ▁Ford wich , ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Kent , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁ear ld om , ▁also ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁with ▁similar ▁remainder . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁William ▁Cow per , ▁who ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁Baron et , ▁of ▁Rat ling ▁Court ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Kent , ▁in ▁the ▁Baron