Rob Ridley

1 week ago | thestadiumbusiness.com | Rob Ridley

Stakeholders behind Birmingham’s staging of the 2022 Commonwealth Games have hailed the completion of the Legacy Capital Redevelopment Programme for the centrepiece of the multi-sport event, Alexander Stadium. A £72m (€84.3m/$97m) investment was made to upgrade the stadium for the Commonwealth Games, with its permanent capacity increasing from 12,700 to 18,000, followed by a series of further enhancements to support the community and legacy business plan.

1 week ago | thestadiumbusiness.com | Rob Ridley

The Municipality of Rome has set out further details of a major park development that will surround the proposed new stadium for Serie A club AS Roma. In July last year, Roma provided the first look at the design concept for its facility in the Pietralata district of Rome, with the club stating it will feature the largest single stand in Europe. Since then, the club and local authorities have been working through procedural matters ahead of the delivery of final documentation for the project.

1 week ago | thestadiumbusiness.com | Rob Ridley

The esports arm of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers has announced it has obtained a “strategic investment of tens of millions of yuan” to drive its development, which includes a venue complex in the Bishan district of Chongqing, China. Wolves’ owners, Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group, have made esports a key part of their strategy in developing the club’s brand, especially in China and the wider Asia region, since acquiring the club ahead of the 2016-17 season.

1 week ago | thestadiumbusiness.com | Rob Ridley

Coca-Cola Arena is set to welcome elite European club basketball on a regular basis after Euroleague Basketball confirmed that Dubai Basketball will compete in the 2025-26 EuroLeague season. The announcement came following a meeting of the assembly of syndicated shareholders of Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA).

1 week ago | thestadiumbusiness.com | Rob Ridley

The Municipality of Milan has announced that the market value of the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and its surrounding land has not been underestimated following the filing of a report on the matter ahead of its potential sale to AC Milan and Inter Milan. The Polytechnic University of Milan and the University L.