AFC Wimbledon have been given the green light for an historic switch back to Plough Lane, after Merton Council approved their application to build a new stadium. Merton Council’s Planning Committee said yes to a 20,000-seater stadium in the borough on December 10, paving the way to a return... » Read more

Amsterdam ArenA invites creative thinkers and innovative entrepreneurs to contribute ideas for the stadium of the future. For this purpose, the Netherlands’ largest stadium, home to the football club AFC Ajax, is to launch an international innovation challenge. The best plans will be tested and... » Read more

Japan has slashed the construction costs for the new national stadium, the centrepiece of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by a third from the previous estimate of $2.1 billion (¥ 252 billion). The government has set a cap on the stadium at $1.3 billion (¥ 155 billion). Roughly a fourth of this amount... » Read more

With two major projects falling through since 2006, Zurich is left without a proper football stadium. Now, there seems to be sunlight at the end of the tunnel, as five consortia are bidding to build a football stadium in the Swiss city. With compact layout and capacity of 16,000 people, the planned... » Read more

Bucharest has confirmed plans to reconstruct three major stadiums before Euro 2020. A quick glance on the three projects: Rapid stadium: Rapid Bucharest’s Giulesti will be completely rebuilt as a football-specific stadium for 18,000 people. Dinamo stadium: Elisabeta Lupa, the former president of... » Read more

Dubai will be home to the world’s largest indoor theme park by early next year. The launch date of IMG Worlds of Adventure was announced by IMG Theme Park on November 30 in a statement, which also named Lennard Otto as the new CEO of the group. As CEO, Otto will oversee the strategic vision,... » Read more

Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, in a report on its website on November 11, 2015, announced the mobilisation of the main contractor on the construction site of Al Bayt Stadium – the proposed semi-finals venue for the FIFA World Cup™ 2022. The report also suggested that... » Read more