Category: News

Telefónica gives tech teeth to Spain stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, September 25^th, 2020

The all-seater 32,000-capacity stadium Estadio Abanca-Riazor in A Coruña, Spain – home of semi-professional football club of Spain Deportivo de La Coruña – has got the technological edge with Spanish telco Telefónica fitting the venue with what it claims is the “most complete deployment of... » Read more

It’s ‘you (bet)!’ for ‘The Iggles’-Fox Bet

Article posted by Coliseum, September 25^th, 2020

The Philadelphia Eagles National Football League (NFL) franchise has struck a multiyear deal with mobile betting company Fox Bet, which will enable the opening of a new branded interactive studio at the team’s home – the 69,176-capacity Lincoln Financial Field Stadium in Philadelphia, US. The... » Read more

‘Death Star’ towers over Sin City skyline

Article posted by Coliseum, September 24^th, 2020

A National Football League (NFL) team in the gambling mecca Las Vegas (US) was something unimaginable till a few years back. The NFL was most averse to gambling and never allowed its players to enter a casino. In fact, the league avoided gambling like the plague. But, lo and behold, few years later... » Read more

‘Big D’ greeted with record fans’ presence

Article posted by Coliseum, September 24^th, 2020

The professional American football team Dallas Cowboys managed to pull in a crowd of 21,708 to the 80,000-capacity AT&T Stadium in Texas, United States, on September 20th (Sunday) – its smallest attendance for a Dallas regular season home game in 57 years but the biggest attendance so far... » Read more

Club Brugge Stadion hit residents’ roadblock

Article posted by Coliseum, September 24^th, 2020

The Belgian professional football club – Club Brugge’s long-awaited new stadium project – Club Brugge Stadion – has hit the community speedbreaker i.e., where the stadium will sit, the local residents who reside in and around the planned stadium site are sulking over the development... » Read more

Rio for football with fans despite COVID rise

Article posted by Coliseum, September 24^th, 2020

Despite a rise in the seven-day rolling average of new daily deaths in Brazil due to the deadly COVID-19 which continues to batter the world, the City Council of the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro is keen on allowing football spectators back into the famous Maracanã Stadium – which sits... » Read more

German Grand Prix likely with spectators

Article posted by Coliseum, September 23^rd, 2020

The Formula 1 German Grand Prix is likely to be held in front of 20,000 spectators on October 11th, 2020, in compliance with health rules in place for the grim COVID-19 scenario, local authorities announced on Monday. The Formula 1 German Grand Prix is a motor race that is held most years since... » Read more