Tag: Maracanã Stadium

Maracanã Stadium management row turns ugly!

Article posted by Coliseum, December 13^th, 2023

The Brazilian sports clubs – Clube de Regatas do Flamengo and Fluminense FC – getting an extension to run the show of their residence – the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – till the close of 2024 has stirred up a hornet’s nest with the top-notch club Vasco da... » Read more

Flamengo finally zero in on new venue site

Article posted by Coliseum, July 29^th, 2022

The Brazilian sports club Clube de Regatas do Flamengo President, Rodolfo Landim, has said the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club is in talks over using the Gasômetro site in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) for its proposed new stadium, stating it is an “area of interest”. ‘The Goa... » Read more

Maracanã Stadium rolling up tech sleeves

Article posted by Coliseum, September 8^th, 2021

The 78,838-capacity Maracanã Stadium, officially named Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an association football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stadium is part of a complex that includes an arena known by the name of Maracanãzinho, which means ‘The Little Maracanã’ in Portuguese.... » Read more

Stadia turn into hospitals to handle COVID-19 outbreak

Article posted by Coliseum, March 25^th, 2020

As COVID-19 has made a mess of all sporting events the world over, few stadiums are being put to alternative use – they are being used as hospitals, and also being put to other use in countries where coronavirus cases are rising by the day. Pacaembu Stadium Pacaembu Stadium in downtown... » Read more

Maracanã, Estadio M Kempes to host CONMEBOL club finals

Article posted by Coliseum, November 15^th, 2019

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has awarded rights to Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã Stadium and Córdoba’s (Argentina) Estadio Mario Kempes to host the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, respectively. These annual international club football competitions are... » Read more