Month: February 2017

English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur aims to position its new multi-purpose stadium as a “sports destination” in its bid to go from “challenger” brand to serious global player. Set to open in August 2018, the £750 million stadium boasts the UK’s only sliding grass pitch... » Read more

Major League Soccer (MLS) officially has another city seeking an expansion franchise. MLS commissioner Don Garber announced on January 30 that he had accepted a San Diego investor group’s application for a team. With the National Football League’s (NFL) Chargers relocating to the Los... » Read more

Phoenix Raceway announced on January 30 a massive $178 million modernisation plan. The renovation is aimed at improving amenities for all racegoers – participants, sponsors, and fans alike. The one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona hosts a handful of Verizon... » Read more

A recent Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) report shows that Turkey has completed 18 stadium projects in the last decade. This amounts to 48 percent of all the major global stadium projects in Europe putting Turkey on top of that ranking. Turkey is followed by Poland and Russia, both... » Read more

A Roman amphitheater in the Italian city of Verona will soon get a giant tarpaulin to protect opera goers – and the ancient monument itself – from bad weather. The tender to build the retractable membrane has been won by a partnership of German engineering and architecture companies, it was... » Read more