Category: News

Community first in Austin FC-Q2 deal

Article posted by Coliseum, January 28^th, 2021

Austin FC, the first professional sports team in one of the country’s fastest-growing large cities, has kept the club’s major sponsorship deals close to home, including a long-term stadium naming rights agreement with financial solutions provider Q2 Holdings for the soon-to-open Q2... » Read more

Wolves’ wait-and-see stance on venue revamp

Article posted by Coliseum, January 28^th, 2021

Works to expand, piece by piece, the historic Molineux Stadium at West Midlands, UK, home of the Premier League team Wolverhampton Wanderers, is yet to get off to a start and will take time as the United Kingdom bear the brunt of the new strain of coronavirus. The Executive Chairman of... » Read more

‘Coliseum’ all set to hold MENA online summit

Article posted by Coliseum, January 27^th, 2021

The strong point of Coliseum is its conferences. It provides a platform to the sports venue sector savants to learn about and discuss issues, ideas and work that focus on a topic of mutual concern – in this case being sports venues. Coliseum will once again enrich the global online audience as it... » Read more

‘The Spireites’ chant cashless mantra

Article posted by Coliseum, January 27^th, 2021

With the United Kingdom (UK) surpassing 100,000 COVID deaths in a grim new milestone, and the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, declaring that lockdown will remain in the country till July 17th, 2021, fans returning to stadia seem a remote possibility in the near future in UK. However, the... » Read more

Finland venue revamp cost the earth

Article posted by Coliseum, January 27^th, 2021

The repurposing work of the largest stadium in Finland – Olympiastadion Helsinki – has cost a bomb. The expenses incurred have much overshot the original budget estimates. The 39,784-capacity Helsinki Olympic Stadium, located in the Töölö district about 2.3 kilometers from the center... » Read more

Edmonton Prospects for bright ‘prospects’

Article posted by Coliseum, January 27^th, 2021

The collegiate summer baseball team Edmonton Prospects of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) based at Edmonton, Canada, will soon be heading to greener pastures in the form of a brand new Spruce Grove Park in Whistler for the 2022 season. Lethbridge (Canada)-headquartered Western Canadian... » Read more

‘The Dons’ inches forward on new venue talks

Article posted by Coliseum, January 26^th, 2021

Scottish Premiership football club Aberdeen F.C. admitted recently that “initial conversations” have taken place with the City Council over a different site near to its current home, Pittodrie Stadium (Scotland), for its proposed new residence. Aberdeen Football Club is a Scottish professional... » Read more