Jacksonville site to be transformed into vibrant entertainment district

Jacksonville site

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan on February 17 unveiled a plan to turn the ill-fated, city-owned Shipyards property into a mix of housing, retail and offices, as well as practice fields for his team. His proposal includes restaurants, a marina, a hotel, an amphitheater, a park and a twisty... » Read more

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Wankdorf Stadium to be rebuilt

Bern Wankdorf Stadion

The Stade de Suisse Wankdorf in the Swiss city of Bern will be soon reconstructed, according to a Stadionwelt report. The plans envisage that the still open corners in the stadium will be closed. So far, only the grandstand is entirely closed. The co-owners of the Wankdorf Center announced... » Read more

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Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park project gets more bidders than expected

Kai Tak Sports Park - Hong Kong

Six firms have extended their bid to develop Hong Kong’s long-awaited sports park project at the site of erstwhile Kai Tak airport. The local government said the number of bidders is better that it had expected, according to media reports. Earlier in June this year, the city’s legislature... » Read more

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China into stadia construction overdrive

China XiAn new stadium

Ahead of China staging the soccer spectacle – 2023 Asian Cup football tournament – plans have been unlocked for a historic new stadium in China’s ancient capital city of Xi’an which will be able to sit 60,000 spectators. The new Xi’an International Football Centre is expected to be... » Read more

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Rostov Arena mired in ‘sleaze’ photo session

Russia Rostov stadium nude photo shoot

The Director of Rostov Arena in Russia, Pavel Gavrikov, has been caught on the wrong foot – he has been given the marching order after allowing an ‘erotic photo session’ to take place at FC Rostov’s home stadium. It is reported that Gavrikov approved the photo session and he has been (ro)... » Read more

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Decision on San Siro architects soon

San Siro June 2020 update

“Significant progress” has been made by Italian Serie A football clubs AC Milan and Inter Milan – as claimed by the clubs – in their endeavor to develop a new stadium while repurposing their home venue Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Italy following their latest meeting with City... » Read more

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Jakarta BMW stadium gets a head start amid land wrangle

Indonesia Jakarta International Stadium

The Jakarta administration has gone ahead with the construction of the Jakarta International Stadium at Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, in Indonesia. The whole development is, however, mired in land disputes. The decision to build the stadium has been taken following the completion of a bid that saw... » Read more

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