Esports giants ESL Gaming-FACEIT set to merge

Esports ESL sold to Saudi Arabia

ESL Gaming and FACEIT, two of esports’ biggest tournament organizers, have announced a merger set to be finalized in Q2 of 2022. The ‘Esports Insider’ stated that the two companies had been purchased by Saudi Arabian Government-backed Savvy Gaming Group for a combined $1.5bn (~£1.1bn). ESL... » Read more

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Naming rights deal for North Queensland stadium

Australia's Queensland Country Bank Stadium

The North Queensland Stadium which is being built as a multifunctional space in South Townsville, Queensland, Australia, was officially named the Queensland Country Bank Stadium. To this end, the Queensland Country Credit Union signed a six-year naming rights deal with the venue recently. The new... » Read more

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USL goes into venue construction overdrive

US Rhode Island stadium update Jan 2021

A financing plan for the Pawtucket Tidewater Landing development project was recently given the thumbs-up by the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Board of Directors. A new soccer-specific stadium which will be the future digs of a United Soccer League (USL) Championship club will serve as the main... » Read more

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Inter Miami seeks to ‘Elevate’ its ticketing strategy

Inter Miami CF and Elevate

David Beckham’s Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion club has employed Elevate Sports Ventures to drive sales for tickets and hospitality packages, theticketingbusiness.com reported. Elevate has been tasked with supporting the club’s premium, season and individual ticket sales strategy, a role... » Read more

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RAAL La Louvière English-style venue plans

Belgium RAAL La Louvière new stadium with 8000 seats

The Belgian association football club RAAL La Louvière (Belgium) – since it was founded in 2019 – has proven its pitch prowess. From the time it was formed, the club has had two long-cherished ambitions – the first is to build an avant-garde training center and the second is the... » Read more

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UFC gets a new address – Abu Dhabi

Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi October

The roaring success of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events in Abu Dhabi has proved that it has got a new ‘home’ in the capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Ultimate Fighting Championship is an American mixed martial arts promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is owned... » Read more

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Stadium Queensland fans’ numbers slump

Australia Stadium Queensland visitor numbers down

COVID-19 – which has caught the world in its fatal twirl – has had a marked impact on fans’ attendance numbers at Stadium Queensland (Australia) venues, with the agency’s 2019-20 annual report showing 1.6 million fewer attendances – a drop of 40 percent – when compared... » Read more

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