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2025

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  21.02.2025 Germany: Nuremberg must slim down Max-Morlock Stadion redevelopment

  Plans for the new stadium in Nuremberg have reached an impasse. An audit report revealed that the budget is €100 million short, calling the original financial assumptions into question.

2024

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  28.05.2024 Germany: 500 trees need to be cut down to expand the stadium?

  Plans to upgrade Max-Morlock Stadium in Nuremberg have sparked controversy among the local community and environmentalists. The project envisages that hundreds of centuries-old oak trees will have to be cut down, which has raised objections from environmental organisations and some local residents.

2023

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  12.12.2023 EURO 2024: What has changed in Germany in terms of stadiums since the 2006 World Cup?

  Although more than 17 years have passed since the 2006 World Cup, Germany's stadiums from that tournament are still standing. As it turns out, only 3 of the 12 arenas hosting the 2006 World Cup will not be seen at the upcoming European Championships. Which stadiums are involved?

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  08.12.2023 Germany: Consultation process on Max-Morlock-Stadion redevelopment completed

  German 2. Bundesliga football club FC Nürnberg and the municipality of Nürnberg have launched a public consultation process on the proposed redevelopment of Max-Morlock-Stadion The aim is to make the venue the most inclusive stadium in Germany.

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  23.06.2023 Germany: Max Morlock Stadium redevelopment. City council comes to help

  Nuremberg is facing a major change to transform Max Morlock Stadium, home of football club 1. FC Nürnberg. The plans are not limited to upgrading the existing structure, but also include ambitious projects to make the venue more functional and attractive.

2022

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  06.01.2022 Germany: 1. FC Nürnberg wants a new stadium

  In Germany, most stadiums do not burden city budgets, as clubs pay relatively high rents. It is a bit different in Nuremberg, where the city incurs too high costs related to the operation of a well-worn venue. Therefore, both the club and the city want a new facility.

2021

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  03.03.2021 Nuremberg: Upgrades or new stadium? Study will give the answer

  By autumn we should know which directions are possible for the current stadium of 1. FC Nürnberg. The building is getting too expensive to maintain and changes are crucial.

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  29.01.2021 Germany: Rainbow stadiums to commemorate Holocaust

  This weekend German stadiums might be more colourful than usually. Illuminations, corner flag, captains’ armbands – these are some of the means to commemorate LGBT people as part of this year’s Remembrance Day in German Football.

2019

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  21.10.2019 Nuremberg: The future of Max Morlock Stadion

  A naming rights contract, by which the Nuremberg city stadium is named after iconic local footballer is expiring. What’s next? The city municipals predict it may be necessary to find another sponsor, which ultimately may mean a new name for the stadium.

2017

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  16.10.2017 Nuremberg: What future awaits Max-Morlock-Stadion?

  If it remains a municipal stadium, taxpayers will have to put forward €1.8 million every year for repairs and operation. Is it time for 1. FC Nürnberg to take over at Max-Morlock-Stadion?

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  16.09.2017 Euro 2024: Germany confirms 10 candidate stadiums

  On Friday the German football association confirmed the selection of 10 host cities and stadia for Euro 2024. No new construction and few major renovations are planned.

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  18.08.2017 Hannover: Surprise declaration in favour of legal pyrotechnics

  If there's one person you would expect to be sceptical of pyro, it's a minister of interior. But it's exactly his announcement in favour of legal flares that sparked new heated discussion in Germany.

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  16.05.2017 Nuremberg: Dream comes true, Max-Morlock-Stadion is here!

  From the upcoming season onwards 1. FC Nürnberg's home stadium will be named Max-Morlock-Stadion, just as the supporters had campaigned to happen for many years.

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  07.02.2017 Nuremberg: Sponsor to give stadium name to fans… if they collect the money

  First of its kind, a new crowdfunding campaign will soon begin in Nuremberg. Supporters need to collect €800,000 in order to change their stadium’s name for one they’ve long dreamt of.

2016

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  06.06.2016 Germany: Wolfsburg with Germany’s best turf

  Bayern overthrown, at least in terms of field quality. VfL Wolfsburg received the Pitch of the Year award, followed by 1. FSV Mainz and Borussia Dortmund. In 2. Bundesliga the award went to RB Leipzig.

2015

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  13.11.2015 Nuremberg: Can supporters and sponsor be satisfied at the same time?

  Fans of 1. FC Nürnberg have been campaigning to honour their club’s legend in the stadium’s name. Can this be consoled with a naming rights deal? Here’s an attempt that may have backfired already.

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  15.10.2015 Euro Qualifiers: England, Poland and Germany on top

  Perhaps surprisingly, the three most-supported national teams during Euro 2016 qualifiers were England, Poland and Germany. In that order! Italy and Spain left well behind, while Austria strived.

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  29.07.2015 10+ Ranking 2015: Attendances in Europe (Part 2. The Clubs)

  Borussia, Barca and Man United – lovely dominant trio. But it wasn’t them who gained most fans last season. Check all 217 clubs that draw an average crowd of 10,000+!

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  28.07.2015 10+ Ranking 2015: Attendances in Europe (Part 1. The Leagues)

  Numbers don’t lie: French Ligue 1 outgrew Italian Serie A as Europe’s fourth largest league. Premier League seems unlikely to catch up to Bundesliga, while Turkey, Ukraine and Scotland are down.

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  25.02.2015 Germany: Veltins Arena most-attended in 2014

  The Gelsenkirchen stadium proved to be Germany’s most attended sports and entertainment venue in 2014, surpassing Munich’s Allianz Arena. 2,366,568 people visited the stadium.