Atletico generates €100mn from Vicente land sale

Vicente Calderon Stadium

Spanish football club Atletico Madrid have generated €100 million after selling two plots of land at their old Vicente Calderon stadium, with another plot still to be sold, according to media reports. The club plans to rake in a total of €180m from the sale of the area which held their stadium... » Read more

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‘The Crew’ unlock renderings of new home

Downtown Stadium new renderings unveiled

Columbus Crew – Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise – has unlocked new renderings for its new under-development stadium, which is scheduled to open in the summer of 2021. The soccer club has also unveiled the logo of its under-construction Downtown Stadium the price tag of which is US$230m... » Read more

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FIFA’s home Zurich votes to get a stadium

Zurich new stadium

Zurich, the home city of football’s governing body FIFA, is finally set to get a purpose-built football stadium after voters gave the green light to the project in a local referendum on November 25, the Reuters news agency reported. The Zurich city government said that 54 percent of voters were... » Read more

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Stade de France consortium bite the dust in legal battle

Stade de France

The highest tribunal in France has refused to grant the consortium running Stade de France – the national stadium of France, located just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis – claiming damages of almost €7.5 million due to the hosting of Euro 2016. With this, the Council of State... » Read more

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Hong Kong plans to build $4.12bn Kai Tak Sports Park

Kai Tak Sports Park

Hong Kong’s Home Affairs Bureau (HAB) on February 20 announced its plans to build the highly anticipated Kai Tak Sports Park, The project involves a 50-thousand seater multi-purpose stadium, a public sports ground housing 5,000 spectators and another indoor sports centre. The Hong Kong... » Read more

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Liverpool FC to go slow on Anfield Road expansion work

Anfield stadium aerial view

Liverpool FC officials are not in a tearing hurry to go ahead with their plans to expand the capacity of Anfield Road. They want to buy more time to mull over the whole issue of Anfield Road stand reconstruction. Liverpool FC officials have, however, announced expansion plans of the facility. Once... » Read more

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