Category: News

Portugal’s soccer league to return on June 4

Article posted by Coliseum, May 15^th, 2020

Portugal’s Primeira Liga is planning to return to the pitch on June 4. Of course, the 2019-20 seasons will be held behind closed doors. This information was given by the organizing body of Primeira Liga. The Primeira Liga is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese... » Read more

Galos’ venue work on despite COVID-19 surge

Article posted by Coliseum, May 14^th, 2020

Though Brazil is witnessing a huge spike in coronavirus cases, the Brazilian professional football club Clube Atlético Mineiro decided not to wait till the coronavirus dust settles. Work has begun on the new stadium – Arena MRV – notwithstanding massive cost increase. Clube Atlético... » Read more

MLB owners call for truncated season

Article posted by Coliseum, May 14^th, 2020

Major League Baseball (MLB) owners gave the go-ahead to a formal proposal on May 11 calling for a truncated season to begin in early July and operate on a regionalized format, as per industry sources. Major League Baseball is a professional baseball organization. It is the oldest of the major... » Read more

Neutral venues not Premier League’s cup of tea

Article posted by Coliseum, May 14^th, 2020

The English Premier League has emphasized again that it is committed to restarting its 2019-20 seasons, but will seek to end a proposal for matches to be played at neutral venues. This is because shareholders were told that clubs are set to lose up to an estimated £340m (€388m/$420m) in... » Read more

Austrian soccer league to restart in June

Article posted by Coliseum, May 13^th, 2020

The Austrian football Bundesliga is set to start in the beginning of June this year, but it will be ghost games sans spectators. The Sports Minister of Austria, Werner Kogler, and Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said on Tuesday at a press appointment with the governing body of football ÖFB, that... » Read more

NBA ponders pushing season to December

Article posted by Coliseum, May 13^th, 2020

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is contemplating pushing back the start of the 2020-21 season to December in order to buy more time to complete the 2019-20 campaign this year. The National Basketball Association is a men’s professional basketball league in North America, comprising 30... » Read more

Defining the stadium seating: Mauricio Olarte

Article posted by Coliseum, May 13^th, 2020

Seating remains the most important component of a venue – whether it is a massive stadium that can hold up to 80,000 spectators or a 1,200-seat college arena. The impact of premium seating, the science of seating and how seating is configured have evolved significantly over the past 50 years.... » Read more