Category: News

Fans back in Bundesliga fixtures

Article posted by Coliseum, September 23^rd, 2020

For the first time since March, fans graced Italy’s Serie A and Germany’s Bundesliga matches during the weekend after the top-tier football leagues got their 2020-21 seasons underway. In Germany, fans were present at a number of Bundesliga matches after politicians recently reached an agreement... » Read more

COVID ‘killjoy’ in fans’ return to UK events

Article posted by Coliseum, September 23^rd, 2020

Much to the consternation of fans, UK Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has said that spectators will not be able to return to sports events in England next month as initially planned, with tighter restrictions set to be imposed amid re-emergence of COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom. The... » Read more

COVID put UEFA fans on the back foot

Article posted by Coliseum, September 23^rd, 2020

With COVID-19 showing no signs to abate, fear writ large on several football fans’ faces. Though 6,000 spectators are expected to attend the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Supercup, but the fact is that many fans do not even want to go to Budapest as coronavirus is rearing its... » Read more

No full to the brim stadia for Big Ten games

Article posted by Coliseum, September 22^nd, 2020

US college sports conference the Big Ten has announced it will open its American football season on October 23rd -24th, 2020, little over a month after deciding to postpone. The Big Ten and Pac-12, two of the five wealthiest conferences, last month postponed their Fall sports seasons due to... » Read more

Samsung-SoFi to (electrify) fan experience

Article posted by Coliseum, September 22^nd, 2020

Multinational conglomerate company Samsung has inked a multiyear, multifaceted partnership with SoFi Stadium (US) and the enclosed 298-acre sports and entertainment district Hollywood Park. As part of the deal, the multinational electronics and technology conglomerate has been named the official... » Read more

Few Sydney stadia to allow more onlookers

Article posted by Coliseum, September 22^nd, 2020

Come October 1st, and major sporting fixtures in selected Sydney stadia can increase crowds from 25 percent to 50 percent capacity, which means a maximum of 40,000 spectators. An announcement in this regard has been made by the New South Wales (NSW) Government. The decision is based on updated... » Read more

Double whammy for SC Freiburg!

Article posted by Coliseum, September 22^nd, 2020

As if the ‘noise pollution’ setback was not enough, German Bundesliga football club SC Freiburg, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, in Germany, has been dealt a fresh blow in the development of its new stadium following a court ruling that it will not be allowed to... » Read more