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Within a year’s time, more attention than ever will be focused on Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. With the Super Bowl coming in February and then six matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the stadium recently unveiled $200 million in renovations as it welcomed hundreds of season ticket holders for “Levi’s Stadium Under […]
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Ripken Baseball has signed a 10-year extension with the city of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, to continue operating The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge through 2035. The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge opened in March 2016 with six turf fields modeled after historic and modern Major League ballparks. In 2023, the complex expanded to include four additional renovated […]
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Plans to expand Villa Park, the home of Premier League club Aston Villa since 1897, is on the verge of being approved by local city council with the target of being ready to potentially host matches as part of the 2028 European Championships. Birmingham City Council’s planning committee will gather August 28, reported The Athletic, […]
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The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have announced a planned expansion to the South Shore stadium of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Pittsburgh Riveters that would see capacity increase to 15,000 with more premium seating areas, a club with banquet space and suite options. The expansion positions the Riverhounds to meet U.S. Soccer’s Pro League Standards requiring a capacity […]
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Riverside City Council in California has voted unanimously to enter into an exclusive negotiating agreement with GCS Development to transform 56 acres of city-owned land in the Northside neighborhood into the Riverside Sports Complex & Entertainment District. The master plan includes a professional, multi-use stadium, six soccer fields and an indoor sports and game complex […]
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Ever wonder how the most successful sports facility managers do it? They seem to keep their fields and courts booked, memberships growing and operations humming without breaking a sweat. Is it luck, or is there a system that sets them apart? The youth sports industry is booming. This market, valued at $50 billion in 2024, […]
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East Texas A&M University has chosen Sports Facilities Companies to operate its new ssports facility which is set to open in fall of 2026. SFC will oversee staffing, facility maintenance, programming, marketing and daily operations management. Beyond operations, SFC will collaborate with the university to lead a branding, naming and logo creation process. With construction […]
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The crowd started to stir on this early June night in Florida as dark clouds gathered over the field. Rain started, slowly and then more steadily and harder, as those in the crowd began to take shelter under the concourses. There was also a nervous energy for when — not if in this case — […]
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United Soccer League Championship club Detroit City FC has chosen HOK to lead the design of its 15,000–seat stadium in southwest Detroit, which is expected to open for the 2027 United Soccer League season. “This partnership with HOK marks an exciting new chapter for our stadium project and DCFC,” said Sean Mann, chief executive officer […]
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British Esports has been given approval for its flagship Gaming and Esports Arena, a 15,000-square-foot arena alongside the National Esports Performance Campus in Sunderland which is set to open in early 2026. The first of its kind esports arena in Europe will become a training and education hub. It will be equipped with a 200-seat […]
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