Barca to open Johan Cruyff Stadium on Aug. 27

FC Barcelona - Estadio Johan Cruyff

Spanish football club FC Barcelona recently announced that it will open the Johan Cruyff Stadium, located in the Sant Joan Despi sports complex, on August 27. A day before the inauguration, a statue dedicated to the former Barca player and coach, who lends his name to the stadium, will be erected,... » Read more

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Seating layout add sheen to ‘The Dons’ home

AFC Wimbledon seating bowl June 2020

The seating layout of the Plough Lane Stadium in Wimbledon, London, has been finalized following extensive consultations. Plough Lane is a stadium in Wimbledon, southwest London, which is presently under construction as of March 2020. Once completed, it will be the home of AFC Wimbledon – the... » Read more

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Work on Merck Stadium to begin soon

Merck Stadium - SV Darmstadt 98

Work on the Merck Stadium at Bollenfalltor is to start soon following the commissioning of remodelling of the stadium, according to sources. The demolition and reconstruction work started after the last home game of Darmstadt against FC Ingolstadt in December. SV Darmstadt 98 says the first... » Read more

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Air Canada Centre is now Scotiabank Arena

Air Canada Centre now Scotiabank Arena

Toronto’s Air Canada Centre was renamed Scotiabank Arena as the country was celebrating Canada Day on July 1. The $800-million deal finalized last August gives Scotiabank the naming rights to the multi-purpose indoor sporting arena for 20 years. The bank has been working closely with the... » Read more

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Real Madrid’s Bernabéu stadium to be renamed Abu Dhabi Bernabéu

Real Madrid’s Bernabéu stadium

Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium will be renamed the Abu Dhabi Bernabéu, according to reports in Spanish media. The report has not been confirmed by Real Madrid but their president, Florentino Pérez, was caught on camera admitting to a member of the regional government that the... » Read more

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WaitTime – the science of crowd management

Zachary Klima on Coliseum US

Detroit (Michigan)-headquartered WaitTime is a crowd-science artificial intelligence (AI) software company, providing real-time information on crowd behavior. WaitTime’s state-of-the-art, patented AI leverages both a guest platform and an operator’s platform to observe, measure and maximize the... » Read more

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First phase of Wimbledon No.1 Court project completed by Sheffield’s SCX

Wimbledon court roof

A Sheffield-based company has completed the first stage of work on the retractable roof for the new No.1 Court at Wimbledon. SCX has completed the first year of a three-year project to construct the roof at The All England Lawn Tennis Club. SCX Special Projects, part of the SCX Group, which is... » Read more

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