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USA Kansas City Current with visuals of new stadium
The women's soccer team, Kansas City Current, played last season at Legends Field ballpark. Next campaign they will inaugurate at Children's Mercy Park, home of MLS team Sporting KC. Soon, however, Kansas City women's soccer players could have their own, impressive home.
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Chile The first venue for the Pan Am Games 2023 inaugurated
The National Stadium Sports Park in Chile's capital Santiago is home to 12 venues for the upcoming Games, including the main Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos. The long-awaited Field Hockey Training and Competition Centre has just been inaugurated there.
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Olympic Games The IOC recommends more sustainable Olympic venues
So-called "white elephants" are the arenas built to host the Olympics, which deteriorate unused after the event, generating costs. Over time they can become a real problem for the cities and regions that have to maintain them. The IOC has recognised the problem and is advising not to build stadiums just for the Games.
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Ivory Coast Stade de Yamoussoukro inaugurated
On June 3, the first official match was held at the new venue with Ivory Coast taking on Zambia. The encounter was staged as a qualifier for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which will take place on the Ivorian pitches. The inaugurated facility will be one of the arenas of the tournament.
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An Engineering Marvel Tottenham Stadium Moves the Entire Pitch
As we are all well aware, football stadiums have greatly evolved over the years. Today, it’s not uncommon for a stadium to be retrofitted to host something other than a football match. However, people rarely stop and wonder as to how people behind the retrofitting do this. Do you just cover the grass pitch and put up different decorations or something?
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USA Atlanta stadium first to achieve zero-emissions
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and MLS-playing Atlanta United, has become the first professional sports stadium in the USA to receive the so-called Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) pre-certification for its zero-waste efforts.
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Bolivia New arena for Santa Cruz if the country gets World Cup
The initiative was announced by Lafuente Business Group and has support of the Bolivian football governing body, FBF, as well as the Santa Cruz mayor's office. There’s one condition, though. The new stadium with 60,000 capacity will be built only if Bolivia is chosen as a 2030 World Cup co-host at the 74th FIFA Congress in 2024.
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Qatar 2022 New report critical of the WC's environmental impact
The upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar was hailed as the most environmentally friendly in history. Its organisers boasted that the World Cup will have net zero emissions related to the carbon dioxide. A newly published report dispels these hopes. The carbon footprint of the Qatari tournament could be even eight times greater than expected!
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Bologna Breakthrough on the new Bologna stadium
It seems that the realisation of the project to rebuild the Dall'Ara stadium is getting closer. Bologna FC and the partner which is the City Council, are not announcing anything definitive for now. However, the talks are ongoing.
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Panama Green light for the upgrade of Estadio Nacional
The National Stadium in Panama will undergo a modernization. The country's authorities have secured financing for the investment. There is not much time left, because the first phase of the renovation must be completed before the September qualification for the World Baseball Classic.
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France Controversy over Champions League final continues
The French Interior Minister, Gérald Darmanin, claims that there has been a massive ticket fraud among Liverpool fans. The English club's chairman, Billy Hogan, has expressed surprise at the claim and appealed not to jump to conclusions. UEFA has announced an investigation.
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Zaragoza Three potential locations for the new stadium
Real Zaragoza has a new owner and the city council has begun considerations about where the new stadium should be built. Various locations for the new development are currently being studied. Three of them: La Romareda, Actur and Valdespartera seem to be the most viable options.
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Euro 2025 Race to host the women’s tournament heats up
Four bids are currently in the competition to become the women's Euro 2025 host. Looking at the whole process, at least one trend seems to be emerging: joined bids. Similarly to the competitions to host men’s Euro 2028 or World Cup 2030, that are shaping up, potential organisers are eager to welcome big tournaments but also look for ways to keep the costs down by joining forces.
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Lille Stade Pierre-Mauroy with a new name
Starting from the upcoming season, the LOSC’s football stadium located in Lille will have a new title sponsor and will be called the Decathlon Arena. The facility commonly known as the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, after the former French Prime Minister and Mayor of Lille from 1973 to 2001, will keep its patron.
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