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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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New Arena Crucial To Spurs Ambitions
Former EPL Tottenham captain Ledley King believes the club will have a "better chance of attracting elite players to the club" if it make progress with its plans to build a new stadium, according to Tom Collomosse of the London INDEPENDENT. The Northumberland Development Project, which would see a 5 ...
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Populous To Design Rostov Stadium
Populous, architects of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, Sochi 2014 Olympic stadium and Soccer City 2010 World Cup stadium, has "been selected as designers of the new Rostov Stadium" in Russia, according to EVOLO. It will be the fourth stadium that Populous has designed in Russia to be used for the ...
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Survey: Title Sponsors Key For Stadiums
Naming-rights deals are becoming increasingly important for the financial stability of int'l stadiums, according to the second edition of the International Stadia Operator Survey , by Stamford, Conn.-based Repucom International and Cologne-based Sport+Markt AG, The report, scheduled to be released ...
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China released a five-year plan on Monday, vowing "to increase the nation's expanse of public sporting areas to 1.5 sqm per head of population by '15." Under the plan drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic planner, and the General Administration of Spor ...
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Qatar Begins World Cup Stadium Work
A top official said that Qatar will soon begin working on its first new football stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, according to THE PENINSULA. Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary General Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani revealed that the work on the new stadium "is expected to be completed in ...
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Pernambuco 2014 World Cup Secretary Ricardo Leitão "guaranteed" that the Arena Pernambuco would be finished in the time promised to FIFA. The stadium is currently 70% finished, "the worst of the six stadiums due to host Confederations Cup matches." The stadium in Recife is due to host three g ...
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Russian Stadium Slated For Demolition
Russia’s biggest and most-famous arena, the Luzhniki in Moscow, will "likely be demolished" and be replaced by a new stadium after hosting the 2013 World Athletics Championships, according to RUSSIA TODAY. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said, “There are two options: The first one ...
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Wakefield Trinity Confirms Stadium Plan
Super League rugby club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats has confirmed that full outline planning permission of a stadium development plan has been approved by the secretary of state for the Newmarket Development. The development will include a 12,000 capacity community stadium of which the Wildcats will ...
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West Ham Could Move Into Elite
EPL West Ham United's impending move into London's Olympic Stadium "could mean ascent to football's super elite," according to Dave Hill of the London GUARDIAN. For London Mayor Boris Johnson it could "avert the threat of embarrassment in white elephant form." Whether it would represent "a true and ...
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Coventry In Ricoh Row Over Upaid Rent
League Championship club Coventry City has "threatened to pull out" of the Ricoh Arena altogether if a row with its landlords over unpaid rent is not settled, according to Neil Moxley of the London DAILY MAIL. The Sky Blues have been "issued with a statutory demand" to pay arrears by Arena Coventry ...
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