Category: News

Budapest push for 2032 Games gain ‘momentum’

Article posted by Coliseum, February 3^rd, 2021

Budapest (Hungary) has set its sights on hosting the 2032 Summer Olympics and to this end the Hungarian Olympic Committee has announced that it has set up a committee to look into the possibility of launching a bid for staging the sporting extraordinaire. The Hungarian Olympic Committee has voted... » Read more

‘Death Star’ tug on community heart strings

Article posted by Coliseum, February 3^rd, 2021

The construction team which was in charge of building the jaw-dropping Allegiant Stadium – Mortenson | McCarthy – recently issued the final report vis-à-vis how the benefits percolated down to the community where the spectacular venue sits when the construction work was on. The... » Read more

Rays’ fan plans dependent on US COVID scene

Article posted by Coliseum, February 3^rd, 2021

Limited number of fans will be allowed at Tropicana Field (US) for the American professional baseball team Tampa Bay Rays’ 2021 season. For each game, the seating capacity will be limited to around 7,000 and the fans will have to maintain physical distancing from other groups by sitting in small... » Read more

Newlands Stadium face wrecking ball

Article posted by Coliseum, February 3^rd, 2021

The catchword in today’s age is ‘perform or perish’. The aging Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, one of the oldest rugby stadiums in the world, unable to meet new spectator safety standards and modern requirements, is set to face the wrecking ball. stadionwelt.de reported that the... » Read more

Two Netherland clubs to hold pilots with fans

Article posted by Coliseum, February 2^nd, 2021

Eerste Divisie (Netherland) clubs NEC Nijmegen and Almere City have been picked up to stage pilots that will see fans return to Dutch football games for the first time since the end of September as COVID-19 continues to bleed Europe. The two second-tier games this month will be part of eight events... » Read more

Canines sniff out COVID cases in US stadium!

Article posted by Coliseum, February 2^nd, 2021

Dogs have also joined the war against COVID-19. At least at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, United States, as US continues to be hard hit by the fatal respiratory disease. COVID-19 Detection Dogs made their debut as staunch supporters of the American professional basketball team Miami Heat... » Read more

Allianz dream run on in naming rights deals

Article posted by Coliseum, February 2^nd, 2021

The German financial services company Allianz has agreed to a nine-year extension to its stadium naming rights deal with French Ligue 1 football club OGC Nice. The deal was struck in 2012 for initial nine-year duration, the contract has now been extended until 2030 with the new terms to take effect... » Read more