Sydney Stadium delay shadow on rugby finals

Sydney new football stadium May 2020

Uncertainty shrouds the staging of the National Rugby League’s Grand Final in 2022 as the new Sydney Football Stadium in Australia is facing delays. The new Sydney Football Stadium is an under construction football stadium in Moore Park, Sydney, Australia. It is scheduled to open in mid-2022 as a... » Read more

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Republic to join MLS fold in 2023

Sacramento Stadium July 2020 update

COVID-19 has forced Major League Soccer (MLS) and American professional soccer team Republic FC to announce a new timeline for the expansion club. Originally slated to begin MLS play in 2022, Sacramento will now join the league’s fold in 2023 in a new, soccer-specific, downtown venue. The team is... » Read more

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Chinese visitors can now use Alipay at Capital One Arena

Capital One Arena and Alipay

Chines retail conglomerate Alibaba Group’s digital payment platform Alipay scored a win recently with with Monumental Sports & Entertainment announcing that visitors to the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. can use the mobile payment solution. Starting this week, Chinese tourists can... » Read more

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Dena-KDDI’s ‘virtual stadium’ for fans

Japan Yokohama DeNA BayStars virtal stadium project

No jet balloons will be launched during the seventh-inning stretch or Yasuaki Jump at Yokohama Stadium in Japan amid the coronavirus pandemic which is still bleeding the world. Unless, of course, it is held in cyberspace. Yokohama Stadium is a stadium in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It opened in 1978... » Read more

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NFL make a huge splash in Germany

NFL will come to Germany

The City of Munich will host the first-ever regular-season National Football League (NFL) game in Germany in 2022, the league announced on February 9th. ‘The Athletic’ stated that four games will be played in Germany over the next four years, with two being held at Bundesliga giant FC Bayern... » Read more

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O2 Arena seltzer spread to bubble over fans

O2 Arena extends deal with Budweiser

The O2 Arena (UK) owner AEG has announced a five-year contract extension with the 20,000-capacity venue’s official beer partner, Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I (the world’s leading brewer). The ‘Access All Areas’ stated that the extension will start from January 1st and the deal, brokered... » Read more

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Qatar to host two FIFA Club World Cups

Qatar to host two FIFA Club World Cups

The next two Club World Cups, in December this year and in 2020, will be played in Qatar as preparation for the 2022 World Cup, Al-Jazeera reported citing the global football governing body FIFA. The seven-team club tournament, which will include European champion Liverpool this year, will be... » Read more

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