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Stade de France consortium bite the dust in legal battle

Article posted by Coliseum, March 5^th, 2020

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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‘Water Cube’ revamped for Beijing 2022

Article posted by Coliseum, December 3^rd, 2020

China’s first venue for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in 2022 is ready in the form of China’s National Aquatics Center – the ‘Water Cube’. Repurposing work of the Water Cube is through. It has been repurposed to host curling events as a 4,500-seat arena for Beijing 2022. The... » Read more

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‘We will see stadiums in Europe being sold out for eSports events within 2-3 years’

Article posted by Coliseum, May 31^st, 2016

Seoul’s Sangam Stadium hosted the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup™ 2002. Twelve years on, the 66,000 seats of the stadium were sold out for yet another, rather unique sporting event – the League of the Legends World Finals. This time around, the action took place not on the pitch but on... » Read more

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Munich Olympic Stadium events a ‘crowd-puller’

Article posted by Coliseum, August 28^th, 2019

The Munich Olympic Stadium in Germany is not just an architectural masterpiece, it also pulls crowd by the horde. Come summer, and the best of big bands and musicians perform in the arena. The eye-catching stadium with its iconic roof has always been the most important venue of not only greatest... » Read more

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Stalwart venue The Forum now The Kia Forum

Article posted by Coliseum, April 11^th, 2022

In the past, the stalwart entertainment venue on the corner of Manchester and Prairie in Inglewood, California, US, has been known as the ‘Fabulous Forum’ and the Great Western Forum and, well, just The Forum. But now, thanks to a deal with the South Korean automaker’s Southern-California... » Read more

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FIFA’s home Zurich votes to get a stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, December 3^rd, 2018

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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AEK Athens FC stadium work catches tempo

Article posted by Coliseum, June 22^nd, 2020

The Greek professional football club based in a suburb of Athens, Greece – AEK Football Club – is moving ahead with full tempo in setting up a center of sports, culture and memory in the form of its new home – Agia Sophia. In European competitions, AEK Football Club is also known as... » Read more

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