Italian construction giant Salini Impregilo bagged a a €770 million contract to build and operate the Al Bayt stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ in Qatar, according to a press release issued on July 8 by the firm. The company is leading a consortium alongside Galfar Al Misnad, the Qatari... » Read more

103 delegates from 13 countries attended the two-day conference Conference saw substantive presentations from 32 world class speakers Participants comprise 52% buyers and 57% senior level executives Coliseum – a top name in international stadium conferences – held its inaugural edition of... » Read more

District of Columbia officials announced on June 8 the finalization of a deal to build a soccer stadium for D.C. United. Monday’s announcement follows a report last week in The Washington Post that the Major League Soccer franchise was looking at potential sites in northern Virginia. The... » Read more

A towering crane lowered a final steel beam into place over Arthur Ashe Stadium on June 10, 2015 as the US Open’s centre court moved closer to being covered by a retractable roof, the Associated Press reported. The roof will be ready to be used in 2016. Now that the superstructure supporting... » Read more

Kuwait’s Jaber Al Ahmad International Stadium, which has only ever hosted one senior level match (2010 Asian Federation Cup final) since its opening in 2007, has been a ‘little more than a vacant white elephant’. The 60,000 palatial replica of Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium in London, however,... » Read more

Three-time Serie A champion Roma is moving ahead with an ambitious €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) plan for a new, privately financed stadium and surrounding business and entertainment center on the city’s outskirts, the Associate Press reported. Pending government approval, construction will... » Read more

Plans for AS Roma’s new stadium, the Stadio della Roma, are progressing rapidly with the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) having now been appointed to provide the security strategy and design, according to media reports. The master plan has been described as ‘one of the most... » Read more