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Rio De Janeiro's Rebuilt Maracanã Stadium The Place To Be At Confederations Cup06 / 18 / 13Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stadium "got back to doing what it has always done best" Saturday, according to columnist Ben Smith of the BBC, who covered the event. Smith commented coming into the first competitive game to be played at the new Maracanã, "some feared that something has been... Tags: Facilities, Brazil |
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Olympic Park To Stage Title Fight
London's Olympic Park "will host top-level professional boxing bouts" starting in September, "boosting efforts to ensure that Games venues remain a lasting part of the British sporting scene," according to Keith Weir of REUTERS. Boxing promoter Frank Warren "has signed an agreement to stage six figh ...
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UEFA To Help FIA With Stadium Debt
UEFA has "stepped in to help the Football Association of Ireland meet its debt repayments for the Aviva Stadium," according to Damian Spellman of the IRISH INDEPENDENT. The organization has confirmed that it has advanced a "solidarity payment," understood to amount to several million euro from its d ...
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Rio's Olympic Stadium To Stay Closed
A committee of engineers said that Rio de Janeiro's Joao Havelange stadium, scheduled to host the athletics at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, "is to stay shut for 18 months while the roof is repaired," according to Brian Homewood of REUTERS. The stadium, completed six years ago, "was closed in March ...
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Liverpool Proceeds With Stadium Upgrade
Liverpool Managing Dir Ian Ayre expects that "the next step in the redevelopment of Anfield will be completed this summer," according to Carl Markham of PA. The club has been "working to buy up properties in the streets of bordering the stadium." Until the club has "acquired all the relevant houses ...
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Chelsea Relocation Has New Hope
Chelsea's dream of relocating to a new 60,000-seat stadium in the London district of Earl's Court "is back on the cards," according to Alex Miller of the London DAILY MAIL. Chelsea is "now expected to be invited to bid for a 17-acre plot in the area that is scheduled to be put up for sale at the end ...
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Wembley Debenture Seats Fail To Renew
London's Wembley stadium is "facing a crisis over the re-selling of their 10-year debenture seats that underpin the business plan of the national stadium," according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. The contracts for the vast majority of the 17,500 corporate seats expire in '17, and surveys ...
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Atlético Madrid To Offer Family Section
La Liga side Atlético Madrid "is attempting a pioneering initiative in Spain," according to Alberto R. Barbero of MARCA. An Atlético director announced plans for a family section at the team's home stadium for the next season. The intention "is to demand respectful behavior." The area ...
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Bayern Sells Out 16 Of 17 Home Games
Champions League-winning Bundesliga side Bayern Munich has sold out 16 of its of 17 league "home games for next season as demand remains high" following its treble-winning exploits, according to Karolos Grohmann of REUTERS. Bayern Board Dir and former UBS Germany CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said, "We ...
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Eels Looking At Shift To ANZ Stadium
National Rugby League club Parramatta Eels board "is entertaining the option of moving more games away from Parramatta Stadium, with ANZ Stadium in line to host a greater number of fixtures" beginning in '14, according to Josh Massoud of the Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH. Eels CEO Ken Edwards "sought legal ...
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Athletic Bilbao Set For San Mames Finale
La Liga side Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday "bid a final farewell to its iconic San Mames Stadium with an emotion-filled friendly match in which three of the team's legendary players took the field shortly before the final whistle," according to the EFE. The "big surprise of Wednesday evening's contes ...
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