FIFA’s Head of Sustainability and Diversity Federico Addiechi has urged broadcasters to show less cutaways of beautiful women in the stands as part of efforts to tackle sexism in football. The world football governing body wants to get a more respectful image of female fans attending games as issues of sexual harassment during the World […]
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The 30 biggest stadiums in world sports, ranked by crowd capacity
Getty Images The world is home to some truly gigantic sports venues, covering much-loved sports like football, soccer, and rugby. To work out which stadium is king, we have collected official crowd capacity data from the venues to produce a power ranking based on their size as of March 2018. When it comes to game […]
‘I wish the stadiums I played at were like Russia’s now’ – goalkeeping great Schmeichel to RT
Denmark goalkeeping great Peter Schmeichel, who is working with RT as part of its World Cup 2018 special coverage, said Russia’s stadiums are top-class and urged people to “relax a little bit” about criticism by Western media. “Even though I played at the World Cup myself, this is going to be much more exciting to […]
Reporter rages as bus blocks footage of Georgia Dome stadium’s dramatic implosion (VIDEO)
Published time: 21 Nov, 2017 02:12 Hundreds of people gathered around the site of the Georgia Dome in downtown Atlanta to catch the once-in-a-lifetime sight of a 71,000-seater stadium being razed to the ground. For those who wanted to watch the unique event from the comfort of their own home, the Weather Channel’s live stream […]
Saudi Arabia will allow women to enter sports stadiums from 2018
REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will for the first time allow women to attend sports events in three selected stadiums from early next year, the General Sports Authority said in a statement. The stadiums in Jeddah, Dammam and Riyadh are being prepared to accommodate families in early 2018, said the statement, carried […]
Saudi Arabia to allow women to attend stadiums in 2018
Published time: 30 Oct, 2017 05:05 Edited time: 30 Oct, 2017 05:09 Women in Saudi Arabia will finally be allowed to attend sports events at stadiums in the kingdom’s three major cities starting from 2018, as the country implements reforms, slowly shifting towards “moderate Islam.” READ MORE: Ultra-conservatism takes backseat? How Saudi Crown Prince could […]
How Manchester terror will change Aussie stadiums
Video Image Thousands pay tribute to Manchester victims3:51 Thousands have gathered in Manchester’s Albert Square to pay tribute to victims of yesterday’s terror attack May 24th 2017 a day ago /video/video.news.com.au/News/ A huge contingent of fans leave Adelaide Oval after a Showdown. Picture: Tom Huntley The Advertiser Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share […]
Lee Charnley ARRESTED in tax fraud as HMRC raid Newcastle and West Ham stadiums today
Sky Sports claim raids were carried out on both stadiums this morning. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs declared the raids after an investigation into the clubs’ transfer dealings. Both stadiums were the subject of warrants and Newcastle’s managing director, Lee Charnley, has been arrested. Charnley has been at Mike Ashley’s side since 2014 and has […]