Category: News

AFL Queensland’s ambitious facilities’ plan

Article posted by Coliseum, October 21^st, 2020

AFL Queensland Facilities Plan 2020-2025 The Australian Football League (AFL) is soaring in popularity across Queensland with 2019 participation numbers reaching a record high of 277,703. This translates into an increase of 54 percent in total participation (community, Auskick and school... » Read more

‘Viola’ ready to splurge on venue revamp

Article posted by Coliseum, October 21^st, 2020

Italian Serie A football club Fiorentina is ready to invest €250m (£228.3m/$290.9m) to completely rehabilitate its home venue – Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, Italy. ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina, is an Italian professional football club based in Florence,... » Read more

Deutsche Bank Park event set stage on fire

Article posted by Coliseum, October 21^st, 2020

A varied music and entertainment program is underway at the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany – the LIVE IM PARK event series has started under the motto ‘A Small Stage for Big Moments’. The Deutsche Bank Park is a retractable roof sports stadium in Frankfurt, Germany. The home... » Read more

Crown-City Council to fund Christchurch venue

Article posted by Coliseum, October 21^st, 2020

The Christchurch City Council in New Zealand and the Crown has agreed to jointly inject funds for a new stadium in the City. Both parties agreed to pump in a total of NZ$473 million towards the cost of building the new venue. The Council has committed $253 million and the Crown $220 million. Early... » Read more

COVID evil eye on US college football on

Article posted by Coliseum, October 20^th, 2020

COVID-19 continues to cast its long shadow on the college sports landscape in the United States. With college football all set to resume on November 6th, 2020, the Pac-12 has become the last of the ‘Power Five’ US college sports conferences to commit to a return to play. The entire set of Power... » Read more

‘The Iggles’ all set to have a (field) day

Article posted by Coliseum, October 20^th, 2020

‘Events With Fans’ or ‘Events Without Fans’ – this has been the debate in the sports venue sector since COVID-19 struck the world in March this year and have taken all and sundry for a rollercoaster ride. With COVID teeter-totter on, either fans are being allowed at reduced capacity in... » Read more

Honda Center all set to make an (impact)

Article posted by Coliseum, October 20^th, 2020

Come 2021-22 National Hockey League (NHL) season, and the Honda Center in California, US, will see a new high-end, state-of-the-art facility in the form of The Impact Club. The Honda Center serves as the residence of the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL and the ‘Ducks’ will offer a members-only... » Read more