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Safe standing
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England: More standing areas in stadiums next season?!
All Premier League and Championship clubs will be eligible to apply to operate licensed safe standing areas starting from the next season, the English government has recently announced. This marks the departure from a 30-year-old rule requiring seated-only stadiums.
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England: Safe standing trials to start next year
In 2019, the government committed to introducing standing areas in English football in its General Election manifesto. Moreover, this move has cross-party support. Soon four clubs from the Premier League and one from the Championship are to start their trials.
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London: Chelsea’s biggest upgrade in 20 years
Chelsea not only left prices frozen but also provided some cool changes around Stamford Bridge, including safe standing and a new Westview club area.
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Netherlands: Twente to consider safe standing for Vak-P
FC Twente announced an analysis into the potential of installing safe standing sections at De Grolsch Veste. This would make a long-standing dream of fans come true.
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Manchester: “Over £100m has been invested in the stadium”
Since 2005, Manchester United has invested over £100 million in multiple upgrades across Old Trafford, according to COO Collette Roche. She also updated fans about possible expansion.
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Manchester: City to install safe standing by 2021/22
One more change is coming to Etihad Stadium in the near future. Installation of 5,620 rail seats has been confirmed by the Cityzens. These will accept fans after the current Premier League campaign.
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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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Frankfurt: Eintracht's update on expansion to 60,000
The goal is music to our ears: more tickets in the lower price segment. In ordr to achieve it, Eintracht will increase number of standing places from 7,435 to 20,344! But just not yet...
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Manchester: United secure safe standing section for Old Trafford
Today the club have informed that their application to install 1,500 safe standing places has been approved by the council. The section should be implemented before fans return to Old Trafford.
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Manchester: United apply for safe standing section
Old Trafford is likely to be the third Premier League stadium to have a safe standing section, perhaps before the season ends. Daily Mail reports that application has already been filed weeks ago.
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England: Safe standing has “positive impact on spectator safety”
Interim report from the Sports Grounds Safety Authority indicates that installation of safe standing not only has no negative impact on matchday safety but can actually improve it.
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Turkey: Standing legalised across all leagues
After years of the all-seater rule, Turkey has moved towards a more open approach. Following legal changes from 2019 and early 2020 stadia can now function also without individual seats in some areas.
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England: Safe standing in Premier League and Championship from 2021?
Though physically safe standing is already in Premier League, legally it's still prohibited. But that might change as the government is expected to act quickly, possibly introducing legal standing in 2021.
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New stadium: Korea going football-specific
All it took was building a football-dedicated stadium with a fraction of seating compared to the giant built for the 2002 World Cup. And in a year Daegu FC's attendance has nearly tripled!
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Alkmaar: The plan for AFAS Stadion's future
While the image is nowhere near final, there's a solid vision of what should happen to AFAS Stadium when the new roof is installed. Without major intervention into existing stands capacity might grow by as many as 5,000 seats.
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Washington D.C.: Audi Field also turning to safe standing
It was top of the fans' wish list from the start. But only now Audi Field is getting the long desired safe standing section. In fact, two of them. Conversion will be ready before the upcoming MLS season.
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Liverpool: Everton submit planning application
As promised, the Toffees have filed their planning documents earlier today, just before Christmas. And the application came with fresh renders of the stadium, now with parking integrated into the stadium rather than next to it.
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London: 100,000 supporters demand changes at Arsenal
Leading supporter groups launched a petition and it has just surpassed 100,000 signatures. Club owner's son released his reply but it fails to address any specific issue raised by fans. No wonder the pressure continues to grow.
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New design: Because Populous had to change it all
When you hear about Populous taking over someone else's project, don't expect cosmetic changes. It's a total revamp in Cincinnati, bringing some fresh stuff to MLS stadium lineup. No revolution, but interesting addition.
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Scotland: First safe standing section dedicated to youth fans
It may be small but yet is a significant step. Its added value is financing by supporters themselves. Kilmarnock FC becomes Scotland's second team overall to install safe standing.