Category: News

Liverpool to leave Melwood, redevelop Kirkby Academy into £50m complex

Article posted by Coliseum, February 24^th, 2017

England’s Liverpool Football Club have confirmed plans to leave their historic Melwood training base and transform their Kirkby Academy into a £50million state-of-the-art complex for both the first team and youth set-ups. Melwood has been Liverpool’s training base since the 1950s but under... » Read more

University of Florida selects industry leader HOK to design stand-alone football complex

Article posted by Coliseum, February 24^th, 2017

The University of Florida has selected HOK to design a new three-story, 130,000-sq.-ft. football operations project and a dining hall for all of the university’s student-athletes, it was announced on February 22. The facility will be located adjacent to the existing Sanders Football Practice... » Read more

Wisconsin proposes major facelift to Camp Randall Stadium in athletics facilities master plan

Article posted by Coliseum, February 24^th, 2017

A desire for more premium-level seating at Camp Randall Stadium fueled a major item in a look into what could be the future of University of Wisconsin athletics facilities. The athletic department’s facilities master plan, presented to the Athletic Board at its meeting on January 20, offers ideas... » Read more

Qatari-Turkish JV wins deal to build 2022 World Cup™ stadium, but no word on design yet

Article posted by Coliseum, February 24^th, 2017

The organisers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ in Qatar has awarded the main construction contract for the seventh stadium hosting tournament matches. The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) announced on February 22 the 40,000-seater Al Thumama Stadium will be built by a joint... » Read more

FC Barcelona eyes China expansion with a joint venture in Hainan Island

Article posted by Coliseum, February 22^nd, 2017

FC Barcelona has set its eye on China’s growing market. The Spanish giant is set to open a football academy, museum and megastore on Hainan, the island off the country’s south coast optimistically branded as ‘China’s Hawaii’. Banking on the increasing Chinese interest in football, FC... » Read more

Louisville City FC joins hands with HOK for new soccer-specific stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, February 22^nd, 2017

The United Soccer League’s (USL) Louisville City FC has entered into a partnership with global architecture firm HOK for the design of a soccer-specific stadium and adjacent development projects. According to a press release on HOK’s official website, the architecture firm will provide the... » Read more

Circuit of Wales teams up with Extreme Sports with an eye on £425mn facility near Ebbw Vale

Article posted by Coliseum, February 22^nd, 2017

The Circuit of Wales announced last month that it has signed in Extreme Sports Company as its new business partner in its bid to build the £425 million facility near Ebbw Vale, Wales. Extreme Sports runs events and has an online sports channel with a reach in 68 countries. As well as the motorbike... » Read more