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Facility Notes: Legia Warsaw Hires U.K. Security Firm To Improve Stadium Safety

Polish football club Legia Warsaw "is reviewing its safety measures and has hired a U.K.-based security company to perform an audit at the Pepsi Arena" following a March 2 match which "was abandoned halfway after opposition fans starting fighting in the stadium." The audit "will be launched this week by Select Management and Security Ltd." The Belfast-based firm "is a member of the European Stadium and Safety Management Association." The value of the contract "was not disclosed by the Polish club" (INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL, 3/25). ... Match Hospitality AG will run the corporate hospitality program for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in '14 and '15 held at The O2 in London. Match Hospitality will offer a range of corporate hospitality packages that come with the best seats in the lower bowl of the arena and private suites. Corporate options will also be offered, while on the service side, Match Hospitality will include an exclusive concierge service for private suite and business seat customers (Infront). ... Serie A side AS Rome will reportedly hire Legends to conduct a stadium study. Details are expected to be released on Wednesday (TWITTER, 3/25).

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