Rob Ridley

1 week ago | thestadiumbusiness.com | Rob Ridley

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Santos has moved to adjust the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of its new stadium agreed with the WTorre conglomerate. An extraordinary session of the state of São Paulo-based club’s deliberative council, attended by WTorre’s director of new business, Luiz Otávio Alves, yesterday (Thursday) presented the main advances in the partnership between Santos and the company.

1 week ago | thestadiumbusiness.com | Rob Ridley

German Bundesliga club St. Pauli has signed off its landmark cooperative venture, with members now set to gain majority ownership of the Millerntor-Stadion’s operating company. The venture launched on November 10, with St. Pauli calling it the first of its kind in world football. Football Cooperative Sankt Pauli 2024 (FCSP) was open to other parties outside of fans and members, with each share costing €850 – €750 for the share itself, plus €32 in management fees and €68 for reserves for the co-op.

1 week ago | thestadiumbusiness.com | Rob Ridley

Haslam Sports Group (HSG), ownership body of the Cleveland Browns, has maintained that newly-released renderings demonstrating what a redeveloped Huntington Bank Field could look like represent a concept shelved years ago, as the stakes intensify over state funding for the NFL franchise’s proposed new stadium in Brook Park.

1 week ago | thestadiumbusiness.com | Rob Ridley

Manchester City has marked a significant milestone in the development of the £300m (€353.9m/$398.1m) venture to deliver a year-round entertainment destination at Etihad Campus, with the Premier League club celebrating the topping out of the project.

1 week ago | thestadiumbusiness.com | Rob Ridley

LA28, organising committee of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has confirmed that Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the two events, with the Olympic opening ceremony to create a first by incorporating both venues. The decision is largely consistent with the 2017 bid plan for the Games, but follows updates to the Olympic venue plan and precedes updates to the Paralympic venue plan.