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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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U.K. Outfits To Bid On Turkey Stadiums
A group of U.K. construction firms with representatives accompanying British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg during his visit to Turkey have "set their eye on participating in building Turkey’s possible Olympic facilities" along with yet-to-be-built stadiums, such as Beşiktaş’s İnö ...
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Stade De France Future In Doubt
The French government has announced the end of the €12M ($15.6M) allowance "essential for the economic stability" of the Stade de France stadium, according to Philippe Romain of LE FIGARO. Sports Minister Valerie Fourneyron announced that the €12M allowance due to a lack of home club that ...
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Turkish Companies To Bid For F1 Track
A number of local companies have "obtained authorization to join a tender for Turkey’s idle car race track," Istanbul Park, according to Hülya Güler of the HURRIYET. The F1 circuit was built to host the Turkish F1 Grand Prix, but was "put out for tender when the race was removed from ...
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1860 Munich Wants Own Stadium
German 2nd Bundeliga club 1860 Munich "wants to leave the Allianz Arena, which it shares with Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, and build its own stadium," according the DAPD. Club President Dieter Schneider said, "I would be a bad president, if I would not concern myself with finding a home for the cl ...
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Cherkley Course Gets Final Green Light
Plans for an exclusive golf course and luxury hotel "have been given the final go-ahead" by the Valley District Council, according to THISISSURREYTODAY.co.uk. In May, councilors "granted permission for Longshot's proposal to build a 40- to 48-bedroom hotel and members-only golf course at the Cherkle ...
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Greece To Spend Big To Build F1 Track
Greece has unblocked a subsidy of €30M ($38.8M) so it can "build a motor racing circuit capable of hosting" a F1 Grand Prix, according to Andrew Trotman of the London TELEGRAPH. Even though data shows Greece is heading for its sixth year of recession, the government is "pushing ahead with const ...
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Nöra BlueCube Gets World Cup Contract
British company Nöra BlueCube has won the contract to supply the seats for the Castelão stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, according to PORTAL2014.org.br. The company will start installing the seats in the 64,000-seat World Cup stadium this month. The intention of Nöra BlueCube is to fur ...
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China, which won all four table tennis Gold Medals at the London Games, plans to set up a table tennis training center in Europe to help develop the sport. England will "most likely" be host to the new venue. England national coach Liu Jiayi said that he and English Table Tennis Association CEO Rich ...
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Madrid Unveils Bernabeu Projects
Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez "unveiled the four projects" that the club has on the table for the remodeling of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, according to EUROPA PRESS. During the general assembly meeting, Pérez assured that the objective of the project is for the sta ...
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NRL Asks Fans To Bail Out Stadium
National Rugby League fans are being asked to "bail out Eden Park, which is cash-strapped and weighed down by debt in the wake of the Rugby World Cup's euphoria," according to Bernard Orsman of the NEW ZEALAND HERALD. The cup's legacy is a 50,000-seat stadium NZ$55M ($45.8M) "in debt and struggling ...
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