Category: News

RSC Anderlecht flaunts cashless experience

Article posted by Coliseum, July 25^th, 2019

Royal Sporting Club (RSC) Anderlecht declared its decision to go cashless was a great success. The Belgian football club said it recorded increases sales of 35 percent and resulted in improved fan engagement through its cashless feature, using an NFC card-based system provided by PlayPass. As a key... » Read more

Olympique Lyon kickstarts own music festival at Groupama

Article posted by Coliseum, July 25^th, 2019

French top club Olympique Lyon have joined hands with Olympia Production and created OL Production in order to host an annual festival at the Groupama Stadium. The Groupama Stadium in Lyon, popularly known as Parc OL, has a capacity of 60,000 people. Home to Olympique Lyonnais, the stadium has... » Read more

No timeline for ANZ Stadium: NSW Govt

Article posted by Coliseum, July 25^th, 2019

The NSW Government has admitted it cannot guarantee a timeline for the redevelopment of Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, according to media reports. With redevelopment of the former Olympic venue having previously been announced a being set to start after the redevelopment of the Sydney Football Stadium... » Read more

MLS and Las Vegas: Catch the momentum!

Article posted by Coliseum, July 23^rd, 2019

The 28th most populous city of United States – Las Vegas – is inching closer to getting a Major League Soccer (MLS) stadium. It would be a one-size-fits-all stadium – residential, retail and office space around the arena. Though everything is still very much in the nascent state, the Las... » Read more

Beijing 2022 draws out plan to reduce carbon footprint

Article posted by Coliseum, July 18^th, 2019

The Beijing 2022 Olympic Organizing Committee has announced that most of the ice venues for the sporting gala will use natural CO2 refrigeration systems to decrease the overall carbon footprint at the Games. The landmark decision was announced by the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee, as it joins... » Read more

Populous hired to design Rice-Eccles Stadium project

Article posted by Coliseum, July 18^th, 2019

The University of Utah has selected Populous to design its $80 million Rice-Eccles Stadium south end zone expansion project, according to media reports. With the hiring of Populous comes a slight change to the stadium’s original expansion designs, KSL.com reported. The original design mockups had... » Read more

North Carolina FC raises MLS bid with stadium plan

Article posted by Coliseum, July 18^th, 2019

North Carolina FC have ramped up their bid for a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise by unveiling plans for a US$1.9 billion stadium site in downtown Raleigh. Steve Malik, the United Soccer League (USL) Championship club’s owner and chairman, told WRAL TechWire he is partnering with... » Read more