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2024

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  07.06.2024 France: Attendance at Ligue 1 stadiums in 2023/24 season.

  The French league. Some love it, others call it “farmers league”. A competition dominated by the team from Paris, and an outcome other than PSG winning a match pleases everyone else. Does chairman Al-Khelaiïfi's team have the same big advantage in the stands as on the pitch?

2022

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  18.06.2022 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.

2020

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  04.10.2020 France: Metz preparing for new stand's launch

  FC Metz are one of just two major clubs in France to own their home grounds. Now they're getting ready to launch the new grandstand, which will raise capacity to some 30,000. All of the stadium revamp should last until 2023.

2019

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  23.07.2019 New design: FC Metz's grand design

  Their stadium is instantly recognisable for its unique layout. But in 2 years this will change, as will facades, seating, lighting, sound and many other features, all worth some €60 million.

2015

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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.

2013

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  18.05.2013 France: Metz with new attendance record for 3rd league

  There wasn’t a game at the third tier of the football ladder in French history that would get a crowd like this one. It may still be well behind global records, but 18,500 people at a regular game still sounds impressive!