Plans are underway to introduce rail/barrier seating in sections of the South Stand at Bristol City FC’s Ashton Gate Stadium from the 2020/21 season. Read more
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Research carried out by the UK’s Sports Ground Safety Authority suggests that installing barriers (or safety bars) at football grounds has had a positive impact on spectator safety. Read more
UK people movement and analytics business, Movement Strategies, has joined forces with global consultancy GHD Group. Read more
Portsmouth FC has revealed plans for a redevelopment of its Fratton Park home. Read more
The opening match at the new LNER Community Stadium in York, UK, has been moved because the venue will not be ready on time. Read more
Dutch Eredivisie football club AZ Alkmaar has decided to replace the entire roof at its AFAS Stadion after part of it collapsed in the summer. Read more
Hungarian security company BioSec Group has celebrated its fifth anniversary at the Groupama Arena. Read more
The collapse of part of Dutch Eredivisie football club AZ Alkmaar’s stadium roof has been blamed on the weight of solar panels installed four years ago. Read more
Liberty Defense is set to test its Hexwave weapons’ detection system at FC Bayern München’s Allianz Arena. Read more
FIFA has run a pilot programme aimed at strengthening existing stadium safety and security management practices across Africa. Read more
Molineux has become one of the first Premier League stadiums to pilot a selection of seating options that could be used for safe-standing if UK government legislation on all-seater stadia changes. Read more
Tottenham Hotspur will not move into their new stadium until March at the earliest as delays to building work continue. Read more
Wycombe Wanderers have become the first football club in England to install the new 2020 seat, which enables supporters to choose to stand or sit without having an obscured view of the pitch. Read more
Hanazono Rugby Stadium in the city of Higashiosaka reopened last Friday after a 20-month long upgrade programme at the traditional home of Japanese rugby was completed. Read more
The Premier League is facing calls to ban helicopters from stadiums after the Leicester City Football Club owner and four other people died in a crash at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. Read more
The number of construction hours worked on the stadia being built to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has passed 116 million man hours.
A facial recognition system is set to be deployed for athletes, officials and media representatives at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Read more
Tottenham Hotspur have been forced to delay the opening of their new stadium because of issues with critical safety systems. Read more
Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the dates for orientation and Test Events that will be held at the club’s new stadium in the lead-up to the first Premier League game against Liverpool on 15 September. Read more
Officially inaugurated in October 2017, Ion Oblemenco Stadium in the Romanian city of Craiova is the country’s most modern football arena at a capacity of over 30,000 seats. Read more
