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Russian Offical Says Zenit Arena Construction Is On Schedule For 2018 World Cup05 / 24 / 13St. Petersburg's Vice Governor for Construction Marat Oganesyan on Monday "denied claims by Russia's federal Audit Chamber" that the city's $1.1B 2018 World Cup football stadium might not be complete until '17, according to R-SPORT. Oganesyan stuck to the projected completion date of '15, ... Tags: Facilities, Russia |
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London Puts Olympic Arena For Sale
The London Olympic basketball arena "has been put up for sale," according to Keith Weir of REUTERS. Potential purchasers have the option of buying the venue complete with its "distinctive white rippled external shell or bidding instead for the 12,000 seats and internal fittings." GL events Slick Sea ...
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FA Plays The Name Game ... Maybe
The FA has agreed to a deal for Wembley Stadium to be renamed to "incorporate mention" of new sponsor, mobile phone provider EE, according to Joe Hare of the London TELEGRAPH. The FA has concluded negotiations with EE and will announce a deal in which the stadium will become known as “Wembley ...
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New Brazil Stadiums Spike Ticket Prices
Upgrades to Brazil's "crumbling football stadiums ahead of the 2014 World Cup promise a safer, cleaner and altogether more pleasant environment for fans," but the luxurious new grounds come at a price -- "quite literally," according to Andrew Downie of REUTERS. Brazilian fans are "already complainin ...
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Bristol Rovers To Build New Stadium
League Two side Bristol Rovers have been given the go ahead to build a new stadium. Local councillors voted on Tuesday to approve a proposal by supermarket chain Sainsbury's to redevelop the Memorial Stadium site. This allows Rovers to press ahead with building the UWE Stadium in the village of Fren ...
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Olympic Basketball Arena For Sale
GL Events has put the London Olympic Basketball Arena up for sale, "as well as the temporary seating used across several Olympic and Paralympic venues," according to Rachel Bull of EVENT MAGAZINE. Potential buyers can purchase the temporary structure as a whole package, including all 12,000 seats, o ...
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Coventry Council Votes To Back Loan
The Coventry City Council in England has "voted to bail out the company that runs the city's Ricoh Arena" with a £14M ($22.4M) loan, according to the BBC. Arena Coventry Ltd. runs the stadium on behalf of the council and the Alan Edwards Higgs Trust charity. Coventry City FC "has been in a lon ...
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Istanbul Plans $900M In New Stadiums
Three new regional Turkish stadiums will host Olympic football matches if Istanbul succeeds in its bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to David Owen of INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL. The three 40,000-plus capacity venues -- in the cities of Ankara, Antalya and Bursa -- "are set to b ...
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The Chengdu Hongyuan Investment Co. Ltd. has control of more than 375 hectares of land near Mianyang, China. The company's "plan is to develop the area into a large residential and resort area including a 27-hole golf course." Pacific Coast Design "has been commissioned to design the golf course, an ...
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Report Exposes EPL Grounds' Hygiene
The two most recent environmental reports from teams in the Premier League "have revealed some surprising findings," as mice, uncooked chicken and expired turkey "are just some of the hygiene nasties that health inspectors have discovered" on the grounds, according to the London TELEGRAPH. An inspec ...
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British Chef Teams With Man City
Legends Hospitality Management and Jamie Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts have formed a joint venture in the U.K. and have signed a five-year food contract with Man City, according to Legends officials. The new company, called Fabulous Fan Fare, will operate concessions, premium dining and non-event c ...
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