News - March 2010
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Mar '10
MAJOR EVENTS: 2012 Olympic Stadium “biggest waste of money I’ve ever seen”
Leyton Orient FC chairman Barry Hearn has labelled the 2012 Olympic Stadium a “disaster” and predicted that it will be demolished after the London Games.
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Mar '10
FINANCE: Record-breaking revenues keep Madrid top of Deloitte Money League
Real Madrid has become the first sports team in the world to generate revenues of €400m in a single year.
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Mar '10
PARTNER NEWS: Increased focus on self-service and mobile technology solutions
As it targets iPhone and other device apps, EVMI partner Agilysys (Europe) Limited has hired a leading figure in self-service and mobile technology solutions for the sports, leisure & retail hospitality sector.
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Mar '10
MAJOR EVENTS: What did we learn from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games?
The Vancouver Games come to a close after a two-week period laden with contrasting emotions. BBC Sport asks four people at the heart of the Games to explain the lessons they have learned while at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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Mar '10
NAMING RIGHTS: Kirklees, McAlpine, Galpharm... and next?
Huddersfield Town Football Club is looking for a new naming rights partner for its stadium – the first of the 'new breed' of professional football stadiums – after it emerged that Galpharm’s deal is to end after six years.
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Mar '10
NEW PROJECTS: South Africa's Soccer City billion cost overrun
Soccer City, the stadium that will host this year’s World Cup Final, has gone 1bn rand (US$133m) over budget, it has emerged.
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Mar '10
OWNERSHIP: La Liga boss courts overseas investors
La Liga chief executive Francisco Roca Perez wants to encourage foreign investors to look at Spanish clubs as an alternative to investing in the English Premier League.
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Mar '10
NEW PROJECTS: Is AEG's Copenhagen arena scheme dead?
A grandiose plan for a multi-purpose, 15,000-capacity arena (pictured) with seating for 15,000 spectators in Ørestad, Copenhagen may be cancelled. "Entertainment giant AEG has no money," claims the Danish newspaper Berlingske.
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Mar '10
LONDON2012: Olympic Stadium decision this year
A decision will be made on the long-term future of London's controversial, €540m Olympic Stadium this year, it has been announced. And West Ham "are not the only game in town..."
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Mar '10
AWARDS: Stadium Business Awards 2010 in association with Guinness
The first international awards to recognise the achievements, creativity and leadership in the stadium, arena and major sports venue sector have been launched. Make your nomination at www.stadiumbusinessawards.com
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