Category: News

Rome wins race to host athletics showpiece

Article posted by Coliseum, November 17^th, 2020

Rome (Italy) has landed hosting rights to the 2024 European Athletics Championships, with the majority of the event set to be staged at the Stadio Olimpico. The Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex, north of the... » Read more

UEFA rubbishes Euro 2020 format change report

Article posted by Coliseum, November 16^th, 2020

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has denied reports that it is mulling on moving next summer’s COVID-derailed tournament to Russia and made it clear that it has no plans to change the format of Euro 2020. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the administrative... » Read more

Italy monumental plans for Winter Olympics

Article posted by Coliseum, November 16^th, 2020

A cash injection of €1bn (£904.1m/$1.19bn) will be put in by the Italian Government to develop and bolster infrastructure in order to make access to venues a smooth affair during the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games to be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. The 2026 Winter Olympics,... » Read more

Energa, Poland stadium operator blow a (fuse)

Article posted by Coliseum, November 16^th, 2020

There is a lot of bad blood between the operator of Stadion Energa Gdańsk, the City of Gdańsk (Poland) and Energa over the latter’s decision to end its naming rights sponsorship of the Polish football stadium. Stadion Energa Gdańsk is a football stadium in Gdańsk, Poland. It is used mostly... » Read more

COVID-compliant venues order of the day

Article posted by Coliseum, November 16^th, 2020

If Tim Leiweke’s (Chief Executive Officer of the venue development firm Oak View Group [OVG]) excitement is anything to go by, one can assert that the under-construction UBS Arena in New York (US) is his baby. He was athrill while gesturing toward what will be center ice at the New York... » Read more

SoFi Stadium water sustainability initiative

Article posted by Coliseum, November 13^th, 2020

The West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) recently announced its first delivery of recycled water to SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, home of the National Football League (NFL) teams Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, in the City of Inglewood, California (US). West Basin will... » Read more

D.C. United all set to hit the jackpot!

Article posted by Coliseum, November 13^th, 2020

New York (US)-based sports betting company FanDuel is set to open its first betting lounge at a major US sports stadium next year after announcing plans to launch at D.C. United’s Audi Field. Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in Buzzard Point in Washington, D.C. (US). It is the home stadium... » Read more