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Euro 2024: Volksparkstadion renovation to begin later this year
We already know all the facilities that will host the upcoming European Championships in 2024. Some of the ten venues selected by UEFA will have to undergo renovation to adapt them to the current requirements. Among them is the largest stadium in Hamburg.
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Stuttgart: Expansion of Mercedes-Benz Arena for EURO 2024
The venue of the Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart is currently undergoing renovation in order to adapt it to the requirements of the 2024 European Championships. The investment, worth around €100 million, will make the stadium even more futuristic.
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Euro 2024: Stadiums for the opener and the final selected
The UEFA Executive Committee, meeting in Vienna, has decided that the opening match of the 2024 European Football Championship will take place in Munich. Berlin will host the final. The European football union has also announced the schedule for the tournament, which will be played in Germany.
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Germany: Approval for expansion in Frankfurt
Eintracht's stadium will gain 11,000 standing places, making it part of a small group of German 60,000-seat+ stadiums. Approval for the extension of the venue has been granted by the Frankfurt local administration.
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Gelsenkirchen: 20 years since inauguration of Veltins Arena!
Today marks a special anniversary for one of the most unique stadiums in Germany. 62,000-seats Veltins Arena, known also as Arena auf Schalke, celebrates 20 years from its official inauguration, hosting 626 events and welcoming more than 32 million visitors so far.
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Frankfurt: New mobility concept for Deutsche Bank Park
Sports and transport departments of Frankfurt want to reduce matchday CO2 emissions by enabling fans to forget about their cars and choose comfortable commute instead. This should be particularly appreciated during Euro 2024.
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Leipzig: Red Bull Arena to get red and ready soon
Bundesliga runners-up are gradually making their fans’ dream come true, even if it ennoys supporters of other teams. Seats are being replaced with new red ones but that’s just a piece of the major revamp.
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Germany: Werder and Bremen save stadium from insolvency
If it wasn't for the joint subsidy, the operating company would go under very soon, possibly even cease to exist. But the crisis has been averted, for now. Both parties joined forces to save the entity.
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Hamburg: About HSV losing ground
Not to worry, we don't mean financial collapse, even if HSV are hardly in top form. The club decided to lose rights to the land beneath Volksparkstadion in order to finance renovation ahead of 2024.
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Leipzig: Preparations ongoing for Red Bull Arena expansion
Since the land of Saxony will allow spectators from September, RB Leipzig have little time for stadium changes. This summer only part of work will be done in order to expand to 48,000 in 2021.
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Germany: Can Stuttgart afford Euro 2024 redevelopment?
The condition was simple: VfB had to ascend back to the Bundesliga in order to secure funding for itself and the city. But despite having won promotion, neither the club, nor the city, nor the stadium operator have the funds. Why? COVID-19.