Category: News

‘The Blues’ Stamford Bridge revamp hits investment speedbreaker

Article posted by Coliseum, April 13^th, 2020

Soccer giants Chelsea – the English professional football club based in Fulham, London – has failed to begin work on construction of a new Stamford Bridge. They had three years of time since March 2017 in hand to begin work within the legal limit. They will have to start all over again from a... » Read more

FFA staff face stand-down as COVID-19 scourge on

Article posted by Coliseum, April 13^th, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic fallout has forced Football Federation Australia (FFA) to announce its “regrettable decision” to stand-down approximately 70 percent of its staff. ausleisure.com quoted FFA Chief Executive James Johnson as saying, “This has been an extremely difficult decision to make,... » Read more

Coronavirus pulls the plug on MSG Sphere construction work

Article posted by Coliseum, April 10^th, 2020

Coronavirus has forced work to stop at MSG Sphere at The Venetian in Nevada, US. The plug has been pulled on construction work as developers say there is faint hope of work finishing next year. The MSG Sphere Las Vegas is a sphere-shaped music and entertainment arena being built in Paradise,... » Read more

Stadiums put best foot forward as COVID-19 body bags pile up

Article posted by Coliseum, April 10^th, 2020

Coronavirus cases have reached a crescendo the world over. COVID-19 cases globally have reached 1,607, 595 and body bags are piling up – the death toll stand at 95,785. As hospitals are overwhelmed due to the deadly virus, sports stadiums around the world are being converted into makeshift... » Read more

Work on Austin FC stadium halted as COVID-19 rips US apart

Article posted by Coliseum, April 9^th, 2020

In a new and dangerous phase of the COVID-19 outbreak, the United States has become the epicenter. Though Wuhan in China was ground zero, but, as things stand now, the novel coronavirus has ripped US apart. With new infections rising, it is being estimated that the respiratory disease illness may... » Read more

Melbourne Renegades may cause hiccups to AFL Grand Final

Article posted by Coliseum, April 9^th, 2020

The present contract between Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, and Big Bash League (BBL) team Melbourne Renegades has come in the way of the Australian Football League’s (AFL’s) hopes of a later-than-usual Grand Final at Marvel Stadium. The Marvel Stadium is a multipurpose, grassed oval... » Read more

Jordanian investor keen to invest in German sports club

Article posted by Coliseum, April 9^th, 2020

Hasan Ismaik, Jordanian investor of TSV 1860 München – a sports club based in Munich, Germany – has evinced keen interest in delivering a brand new stadium for the club. Hasan Abdullah Ismaik is a Jordanian businessman and Chairman of Hasan Abdullah Mohammed Group, a UAE-based group of... » Read more