Month: April 2020


COVID-19 cast a shadow on Valencia stadium deal

Valencia Stadium update April 2020

The Spanish professional football club Valencia recently pulled back from an exclusive deal with ADU Mediterráneo, which had aimed to pull down the LaLiga club’s home venue – 55,000-capacity Mestalla Stadium – in a move that would have allowed the Spanish team to pursue a project for a... » Read more


OVG-ASM in war of words over new arena in Manchester

Manchester Arena OVG-ASM update April 2020

Plans from Oak View Group (OVG) – an American global advisory, development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industries – for a new “best in class” 23,500-capacity arena at Manchester in UK – was published on April 1st. This is the latest initiative in the... » Read more


Colo-Colo put stadium expansion work on back burner

Chile Estadio Monumental - Colo-Colo FC

Chilean football giants Colo-Colo was planning to float tenders for their home arena – Estadio Monumental David Arellano which has a current spectator capacity of 47,347 – in April. But, looking at the coronavirus scene, the club has decided to put on the backburner the projected works and... » Read more


COVID-19 forces LaLiga to set up virtual office

LaLiga news April 2020

With COVID-19 wreaking havoc the world over, the men’s top professional football division of the Spanish football league system – LaLiga – is employing its remote working tools globally. ‘The La Liga Newsletter’ stated that the collaborative work tools used in LaLiga’s online working... » Read more


Satisfi Labs’ ‘COVID-19 Assistant’ beacon of hope for venues

Satisfi Labs Covid-19 Assistant

COVID-19 has the whole world in its grip today. Worldwide, cases have reached one million-plus. The virus has also impacted the staging of sporting events around the world. The financial fallout from canceled or postponed sporting events is likely to be significant. With coronavirus bringing all... » Read more


Sports venues world over pitch in to combat coronavirus

Stadiums used as hospitals combat coronavirus

The dreaded novel coronavirus is tightening its noose leaving 9, 81,258 people infected across the world and over 50,253 people have lost their lives so far globally. This is the second part of the series – ‘Stadium turning into hospitals to tackle COVID-19’. ‘The Coliseum’ carried out... » Read more


Minsk all set to get second national stadium

Belarus Minsk

Though they boast the multipurpose facility – Dinamo Stadium in Minsk – Belarus is all set to get a second national stadium which will be soccer-specific. And, in terms of capacity, it will be 50 percent bigger. Along plans that have been in the offing for nearly a decade, the new... » Read more


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