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FA Ready To Ensure London's Wembley Stadium Seals Reputation As Premier Venue05 / 20 / 13Shortly after the final whistle blew in Sunday's League One playoff final at London's Wembley stadium, staff began "swapping every television set and barrel of beer in the national stadium" to comply with UEFA's sponsorship roster, according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. All the Football Le... Tags: Facilities, United Kingdom |
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West Ham Closer To Olympic Stadium
EPL West Ham United is "on the brink of being named preferred bidders for the Olympic Stadium," according to Paul Kelso of the London TELEGRAPH. Final negotiations over who will fund the conversion of the arena are ongoing, and a "decisive meeting" will be held next week. The London Legacy Developme ...
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Newbury Saved With $560M Project
Anyone "grumbling at the construction works" at England's Newbury Racecourse should be aware of one alarming fact: It "may not be pretty, but it is probably saving this grand old racecourse from closure," according to Alan Lee of the LONDON TIMES. Newbury Managing Dir Stephen Higgins was "blunt on t ...
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Ibrox Naming Rights On Block
EPL Newcastle United Owner Mike Ashley "is understood to be in negotiations" with Scottish Third Division club Rangers "for naming rights to the Glasgow club’s iconic Ibrox Stadium," according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. The proposed deal "would lead to one of football’s mo ...
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Judge To Rule On FC United Stadium
A High Court judge will decide whether Northern Premier League side FC United’s "controversial new stadium can be built," according to Mike Keegan of the MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS. A judicial review into the proposed 5,000 capacity stadium in Manchester's Moston district will be held in Manchest ...
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Hannover Stadium To Be Renamed
The home stadium of Bundesliga club Hannover 96, the AWD-Arena, "will be renamed," according to the SID. After the stadium's current naming-rights partner, financial service AWD, had been taken over by insurance company Swiss Life, the current sponsorship name "is supposed to be erased." The new nam ...
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Flooding Closes Southwell Racecourse
Southwell racecourse is "to be closed for the rest of the year owing to flood damage," according to James Richardson of the London DAILY STAR. The course, "currently under seven to nine inches of water," had already lost the additional meeting scheduled for Wednesday, which has been transferred to W ...
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Stockport County To Run Edgeley Park
Blue Square Bet Premier fifth division football club Stockport County has reached an agreement with Cheshire Sport to run Edgeley Park on a ''day-to-day basis," according to the BBC. Cheshire Sport, a company set up by Premiership rugby Sale Sharks co-Owner Brian Kennedy in '03 to oversee both teams ...
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Sport Wales To Open Shooting Range
Sport Wales and the Welsh Target Shooting Federation is set to open a new "elite shooting range for high performance athletes," according to Gareth Griffiths of SOUTH WALES ECHO. The £100,000 ($160,000) facility will become the new headquarters for elite and performance shooters in Wales "aimi ...
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Caterer Ousted By English Football Club
Caterer Elior has been "given the boot" at Champions League Brighton & Hove Albion stadium with rival Lindley Venue Catering stepping in as emergency caterers, according to Janie Stamford of CATERER AND HOTELKEEPER. Following complaints from fans, the caterer, operating under its stadia brand Az ...
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Ambev To Finance Stands For WC
In a partnership with the São Paulo government and Brasileiro club Corinthians, brewing company Ambev "will finance the temporary stands" for the Itaquerão stadium, according to Fabio Leite of FOLHA DE S. PAULO. With the partnership, Corinthians' stadium will go from 47,000 seats to 67 ...
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