Category: News

MLS welcomes Austin FC as 27th team

Article posted by Coliseum, February 11^th, 2019

Major League Soccer (MLS) formally welcomed Austin FC as its 27th franchise with a raucous downtown party on January 15 full of chanting and flag-waving, and Commissioner Don Garber calling the Texas capital a “perfect fit.” MLS said Austin will begin play in the 2021 season, the... » Read more

Talking Stick Resort Arena to get $230mn for facelift

Article posted by Coliseum, February 11^th, 2019

The Phoenix City Council has approved $230 million for the renovation of Talking Stick Resort Arena – home of the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, Arizona Rattlers and numerous concerts and other live events, according to media reports. The arena will undergo renovations between 2019 and 2021.... » Read more

Leamington stadium plans move step closer with land deal

Article posted by Coliseum, February 11^th, 2019

Plans for a new stadium for Leamington Football Club have moved a step closer, with the reported plans of buying the land for the project, according to media reports. Warwick District Council and Warwickshire County Council have signed an agreement to buy land off Europa Way for the development of... » Read more

Education City stadium gets sustainability rating

Article posted by Coliseum, February 11^th, 2019

The design and construction of Qatar’s Education City Stadium – which is set to host matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ – has achieved an outstanding sustainability rating, according to media reports. Under the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS), it has become the first... » Read more

Atlanta residents want MB Stadium to pay $700mn in taxes

Article posted by Coliseum, February 11^th, 2019

Weeks before the Super Bowl came to Mercedes-Benz-Stadium, with boosters estimating a $400 million boon to Atlanta’s economy, a group of local residents is fighting for the stadium itself to contribute to the pot, WFTV reported. For a year and a half, some residents have argued that the stadium... » Read more

Stuttgart offers VR360° tour of MB Arena

Article posted by Coliseum, February 11^th, 2019

German Bundesliga football club VfB Stuttgart, in a first-of-its-kind innovative initiative, has started offering a 360-degree virtual-reality tour of its Mercedes-Benz-Arena, the club recently announced. “Glasses on, home game on!” Stuttgart declared in German in its official website... » Read more

Augsburg extends WWK sponsorship deal till 2030

Article posted by Coliseum, February 11^th, 2019

FC Augsburg have extended their contract with insurance company WWK prematurely, under which WWK will be the main sponsor and name of the stadium until 2030, the German football club announced on its official website in January. WWK had been in partnership with the club for the past three... » Read more