Month: February 2019


Leamington stadium plans move step closer with land deal

Leamington FC Stadium

Plans for a new stadium for Leamington Football Club have moved a step closer, with the reported plans of buying the land for the project, according to media reports. Warwick District Council and Warwickshire County Council have signed an agreement to buy land off Europa Way for the development of... » Read more


Education City stadium gets sustainability rating

Qatar Education City Stadium

The design and construction of Qatar’s Education City Stadium – which is set to host matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ – has achieved an outstanding sustainability rating, according to media reports. Under the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS), it has become the first... » Read more


Atlanta residents want MB Stadium to pay $700mn in taxes

Mercedes-Benz-Stadium Atlanta taxes

Weeks before the Super Bowl came to Mercedes-Benz-Stadium, with boosters estimating a $400 million boon to Atlanta’s economy, a group of local residents is fighting for the stadium itself to contribute to the pot, WFTV reported. For a year and a half, some residents have argued that the stadium... » Read more


Stuttgart offers VR360° tour of MB Arena

VfB Stuttgart offers VR360° tour

German Bundesliga football club VfB Stuttgart, in a first-of-its-kind innovative initiative, has started offering a 360-degree virtual-reality tour of its Mercedes-Benz-Arena, the club recently announced. “Glasses on, home game on!” Stuttgart declared in German in its official website... » Read more


Augsburg extends WWK sponsorship deal till 2030

FC Augsburg & WWK Arena

FC Augsburg have extended their contract with insurance company WWK prematurely, under which WWK will be the main sponsor and name of the stadium until 2030, the German football club announced on its official website in January. WWK had been in partnership with the club for the past three... » Read more


Man United to launch entertainment centres in China

Manchester United & China

English Premier League club Manchester United is to open a series of club-themed entertainment and experience centres in China, the BBC reported citing the club. The Old Trafford club, which has millions of fans on Chinese social media, will partner Chinese property developer Harves to build the... » Read more


Roma first Italian FC to partner with Twitter

AS Roma partner with Twitter

AS Roma earlier this month entered into an exclusive content partnership with social media platform Twitter, becoming the first Italian football club to do so, the club announced on its official website. Over the past 12 months, Twitter has embarked on a strategy to enrich its platform with new and... » Read more


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