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UFC Fight Island™ success exults Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi safe event concept

Abu Dhabi successfully staging Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Island™ in July this year has brought to the fore the fact that the Emirates can hold safely large-scale events. UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, with more than 318 million fans and 102... » Read more


‘The Boys’ to introduce ‘pod’ seating idea

AT&T Stadium seating plan

Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) American football franchise has confirmed it will introduce a ‘pod’ seating concept in AT&T Stadium as part of its initiative to ensure fans can attend games during the 2020 season. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football... » Read more


Dena-KDDI’s ‘virtual stadium’ for fans

Japan Yokohama DeNA BayStars virtal stadium project

No jet balloons will be launched during the seventh-inning stretch or Yasuaki Jump at Yokohama Stadium in Japan amid the coronavirus pandemic which is still bleeding the world. Unless, of course, it is held in cyberspace. Yokohama Stadium is a stadium in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It opened in 1978... » Read more


Gabba Stadium gets the AFL Grand Final pie

Australia The Gabba Grand Final

The Australian Football League (AFL) will host its Grand Final outside the State of Victoria for the first time this year. Brisbane’s Gabba Stadium has been picked up to reward Queensland’s assistance to the League during COVID-19 which has taken the world by storm. It’s the first time a... » Read more


Will UEFA keep its date in Budapest?

Hungary Puskás Aréna - Sept. 2020 update

The chaos which COVID-19 has created in the whole world is simply not stopping. The fatal respiratory disease has now cast its long shadow on the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Super Cup. The reason – Hungary is closing its borders to foreigners from Tuesday due to rising cases of... » Read more


UROS Live to go (live) in December 2021

Tampere Deck Arena - Sept. 2020 update

UROS Live, the under-construction arena which will be able to accommodate 15,000 spectators in Tampere, Finland, will go on stream in December 2021. An announcement to this regard was made recently. The schedule for the first events to be held at the arena will be announced at a later date. UROS... » Read more


Denmark football body set stadia revamp goals

Denmark Copenhagen Telia Parken

Denmark’s national football federation will play a proactive role in the rehabilitation of Copenhagen’s Telia Parken and the construction of a new stadium in Aarhus (Denmark) as it targets bids for international fixtures. Telia Parken is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro district of... » Read more


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