European Football sector can expect continued interest from cash-rich Chinese investors, according to a new report from KPMG’s Football Benchmark. Chinese clubs spent heavily in the last transfer window, raising eyebrows as they took some big name players back to the Chinese Super League. As KPMG... » Read more

A consortium of Chinese investors has laid their eyes on Italian Football Club AC Milan, according to media reports. In the eventuality of the planned takeover, the Chinese group also intends to build a new stadium. Media has already reported about the clubs plans to be listed on the stock exchange... » Read more

Dubai is set to build a landmark stadium with a seating capacity of 60,000, according to latest media reports. The stadium, which will cost AED 3 billion ($816 million), will be named after the Gulf emirates’ ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also the Vice-President and... » Read more

Twitter signed a deal with the NFL last month to stream 10 of the league’s games. Now other sports leagues and rights holders are calling to cut similar deals — and Twitter is listening closely. That’s according to Twitter CFO Anthony Noto. Noto wouldn’t name names but said Twitter is in... » Read more

With an eye to become a ‘football superpower’ by 2050, China is aiming to build over 20,000 football training centres nationwide. The Asian giant is also planning to renovate nearly 70,000 of its existing pitches. The move comes as China gears up to host the Winter Olympics in 2022. According... » Read more

The financial obstacles that plagued Baghdad’s Al Rusafa Stadium project seems to have been overcome by the Iraqi government following high level meetings between government officials and the project’s Spanish contractor. The state-funded stadium is being built by Spanish contractor Triarena at... » Read more

Nearly three years after it was launched, Iraq’s ambitious $100-million Babil Stadium is just 70 per cent complete. A few years ago Iraq decided to put some of its oil money in a massive overhaul of its stadiums. The 30,000-capacity Babil Stadium was conceived as part of an 87 hectares plot... » Read more