Category: News

Lusail Stadium roof to raise the bar

Article posted by Coliseum, September 14^th, 2020

The 80,000-capacity Lusail Stadium in Qatar – which will host the final of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – will soon see its roof in place. The structure will be among the most challenging tensile cable roofs ever built. Lusail Stadium is a stadium under construction in Lusail, Qatar.... » Read more

‘The Bees’ move into their new hive

Article posted by Coliseum, September 14^th, 2020

The new home venue of the professional football club in Greater London – Brentford FC – is now complete and ready for use. A safety certificate has been granted to stage games behind closed doors in the new facility known as Brentford Community Stadium. The stadium was completed last month and... » Read more

French Open onlookers’ limit set at 11,500

Article posted by Coliseum, September 14^th, 2020

Taking into view the COVID-19 situation, attendance at this year’s French Open has been capped at 11,500 per day as more details centering the holding of the Grand Slam tennis tournament were announced recently. The French Open, also called Roland-Garros, is a major tennis tournament held over... » Read more

‘Tokyo Olympics will be held at all costs’

Article posted by Coliseum, September 14^th, 2020

The Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), John Coates, has said that the Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead in 2021 irrespective of the fact whether COVID-19 continues with its monstrous form or die out. Speaking to mediapersons, Coates said that the IOC was committed to... » Read more

River’s (monumental) plans for El Monumental

Article posted by Coliseum, September 14^th, 2020

With coronavirus coming like a bolt from the blue for the world and the sports venue sector equally reeling under the pandemic, Argentinian Primera División football club River Plate has announced plans to utilize the COVID-19 period to refurbish its El Monumental stadium, with the long-term goal... » Read more

NFL kicks off most fixtures sans fans

Article posted by Coliseum, September 11^th, 2020

One simply cannot conjure up images of football stadia sans fans. Football players and football aficionados could not even think of such a scenario even in their wildest dreams in a pre-COVID world. But, as the COVID-19 curse struck in 2020 laying siege to the world, football stadia without fans... » Read more

Slender fans for Scotland soccer pilot events

Article posted by Coliseum, September 11^th, 2020

Restricted number of fans will be present for two Scottish Premiership football matches to be held on September 12th following discussions between Government officials and the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). It will be pilot events. The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) is... » Read more