Real Madrid inks tech deal with Telefonica

Representatives from Real Madrid and Telefonica holding one shirt as sign of partnership

Real Madrid and Telefonica have signed an agreement whereby the operator becomes the club’s technological integrator until June 2023, the Spanish football club announced recently. The telco will assist in the integration of technological solutions in the different facilities and... » Read more


Luxembourg stadium costs shoot up 30 percent

Luxembourg new stadium

The construction cost for Luxembourg’s new national football stadium in Kockelscheuer has shot up by 30 percent from its initial budget of €60 million, according to reports citing the local council. Also, the venue was originally scheduled to be completed and opened by October 2019 but the... » Read more


Hawaii okays funding for Aloha Stadium revamp

Aloha Stadium - July 2019 update

The local Hawaii government has approved funding for transforming the Aloha stadium. Hawaii Governor David Ige recently signed into law a bill that will provide funding for the new stadium development, according to media reports. The new law, termed Act 268, allows the Hawaii Community Development... » Read more


Barca to open Johan Cruyff Stadium on Aug. 27

FC Barcelona - Estadio Johan Cruyff

Spanish football club FC Barcelona recently announced that it will open the Johan Cruyff Stadium, located in the Sant Joan Despi sports complex, on August 27. A day before the inauguration, a statue dedicated to the former Barca player and coach, who lends his name to the stadium, will be erected,... » Read more


Scunthorpe United gets nod for new stadium

Glanford Park

Scunthorpe United has received planning consent for a new £30-million stadium almost a year after submitting plans to North Lincolnshire Council, the English football club revealed in a media statement. An application for 160 apartments at Glanford Park submitted at the same time on August 2nd... » Read more


La Liga’s Sevilla FC plans stadium expansion

Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium

The home of Spain’s oldest football club Sevilla FC, the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, is set to be expanded, increasing its current 43,000 capacity up as far as 47,000, according to media reports. Each of the four stands in the stadium will have just over 1,000 seats added, as well as more... » Read more


AFC Wimbledon releases photos of new stadium

AFC Wimbledon July 2019 update

AFC Wimbledon recently released a few photos detailing how its planned £30-million stadium in Plough Lane would look like. The English League One football club aims to open the new stadium ahead of the 2020-21 season. A statement posted on the club’s website read: “This is the reward... » Read more


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