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
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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
Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth, New Zealand, has been closed down due to earthquake fears. Read more
The UK Government is set to commission a review into standing at football matches in the Premier League and Championship. Read more
Organisers of the International Live Music Conference (ILMC) have announced the second edition of the Event Safety & Security Summit (E3S). Read more
Delaware North UK has appointed Philip Farrington as Head of Safety for the company’s growing UK blue-chip portfolio of sports stadia and travel hospitality. Read more
The chief executive of the English Football League (EFL) has written to the UK Sports Minister urging her to review legislation on standing at football. Read more
West Bromwich Albion’s hopes of introducing a safe-standing section at The Hawthorns have been rejected by the UK Government. Read more
Wavestore, the British manufacturer of open platform video management solutions (VMS) is helping to detect the presence of hooligans at three of the largest football stadiums in Montevideo, Uruguay. Read more
