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Friday 25th February 2022
Senegal have opened their new national stadium.
The Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade is named after the country's former president and was opened with a friendly match between a Senegal legends XI and African all-star team.
The new 50,000 seater stadium is located around 20 miles away from the capital Dakar, in the new city of Diamniadio.
Also known as the Stade du Senegal, the new stadium cost around £200m to build. The wider complex also includes two training grounds, one of which includes an athletics track and 2,000 seater grandstand.
Sunday 20th February 2022
Villarreal are to invest €20m in updating their El Madrigal stadium.
The La Liga outfit become the latest club to announce stadium improvement works after the investment in the league by global investment company CVC Capital Partners.
The plans will see no increase in the current 23,500 capacity, with Villarreal instead using the money to ensure that all seats in the stadium are covered by the roof. A number of other improvements will be focused around giving fans a more comfortable experience when they attend matches.
Work is expected to start before the end of the season and be completed by the end of the year. It is expected that Villarreal will need to play away from the stadium during this period, with Levante's Ciutat de Valencia a possible option. Playing in Valencia would result in an 80-mile round trip for fans to attend home matches whilst the work is underway.
Sunday 6th February 2022
Parisian side Red Star have announced plans to redevelop the Stade Bauer.
The French Championnat National side have announced ambitious plans which will see all 4 sides of the Stade Bauer redeveloped over the next 3 years.
All stands will be modernised with fans moved closer to the pitch in an attempt to create an intimate English-style atmosphere.
Work will start on the South Stand at the end of this season and will conclude in 2025. The ground will be used as a training base for the 2024 Olympic Games.
The club were founder members of Ligue 1 and is one of our recommended stadiums to visit in Paris.
Thursday 6th January 2022
Real Mallorca have become the latest Spanish club to announce plans to redevelop their stadium.
The La Liga side will use their share of the La Liga Impulso investment to modernise the Son Moix.
All seats in the stadium will be replaced and a new club shop and open area for fans will be built. However, the biggest announcement is the removal of the running track and addition of new seats to the two grandstands which will see fans seated just 8.5m away from the playing surface - a vast improvement on the current minimum of 25m.
The club is expecting the cost to be around €20m and should be completed in time for the start of the 2024/2025 season.
Thursday 6th January 2022
Romanian side Rapid Bucharest have completed work on their new stadium.
The new 14,000 capacity stadium is known as the Rapid Arena and sits on the same site as the team's former Stadionul Giulesti.
The new ground has cost around £30m to build and will officially open when the Romanian season resumes after its winter break at the end of January.
Rapid currently sit mid table in Romanian Liga I, 25 points behind leaders CFR Cluj.
Thursday 2nd December 2021
Residents of the Swiss town of Laugano have voted in favour of building a new football stadium.
The town residents have passed plans which will include a new 10,000 seater stadium for Swiss Super League side FC Lugano. The development will also see a new 4,000 capacity multi-use arena, 4 residential buildings and 2 tower blocks.
The plans were taken to a vote of the city's inhabitants which saw the 62% turnout vote in favour of the venture with 12,000 voting in favour and 9,000 voting against,
The project will be built in stages, with the sporting elements to be delivered first. Work on the stadium and arena will start in 2022, with the stadium being ready by 2025 and the arena a year later in 2026.
The cost of the project is expected to top £300m.
Wednesday 24th November 2021
Qatar has officially opened its 7th World Cup venue with the inauguration of Stadium 974.
The new stadium located close to the port of Doha is built using shipping containers, with the number 974 representing how many have been used in its construction. It is the first stadium in World Cup history to be fully dismantlable.
The new 40,000 capacity venue will host 6 matches at the 2022 tournament, including the first semi-final and the 3rd place play-off.
The 2022 World Cup kicks off on November 21st, 2022.
Sunday 14th November 2021
Plans to build a new stadium for Dutch giants Feyenoord are in jeopardy after a 56% rise in construction cost.
The Eredivisie side had announced plans to build a new 63,000 seater stadium close to the Niewe Mass river which runs through the city. However, those plans have now been halted after the construction cost soared from €320m to €500m.
Feyenoord have now put the plans on ice as they evaluate other options. It means that the club will continue in their current De Kuip stadium for the foreseeable future. It is likely to be mid-2022 before we hear any further news about the project.
Saturday 30th October 2021
Qatar has officially opened its 6th new stadium ahead of next year's World Cup.
Al Thumama Stadium is a new 40,000 capacity venue located around 8 miles south of capital city Doha.
The opening game saw Al Sadd beat Al Rayyan 5-4 on penalties in the Amir Cup final. The game was played in front of a capacity crowd.
The stadium joins a long list of Qatari stadiums which have now been delivered - only two are still under construction: Lusail Stadium and Ras Abu Aboud Stadium.
The 2022 World Cup kicks off on November 21st, 2022.
Monday 25th October 2021
China has officially opened its first stadium built for the 2023 Asian Cup. Shanghai Pudong Football Stadium is a new 37,000 capacity venue in the metropolis of Shanghai.
The stadium is one of 10 across the country which will host the Asian equivalent of the European Championship. Another 8 brand new stadiums are under construction, all of which will have a capacity of over 50,000.
China are pinning their hopes on drumming up a lot more public interest in the tournament - the last 3 editions have seen average attendance of just 13,000 (hosted in Qatar in 2011), 22,000 (Australia, 2015) and 13,000 (UAE, 2019).
The tournament gets underway in June 2023.
Sunday 24th October 2021
Serbia have unveiled plans for a new national stadium to be built in Belgrade.
The new stadium would be built with an initial capacity of 52,000, which would be expandable up to 60,000 should demand be there.
The plans have been released in the hope of kick-starting the project which has been laying dormant for several years.
The new stadium would meet UEFA's Category 4, allowing it to host the most high profile matches including games from the World Cup and European Championship, as well as major European finals including the Champions League and Europa League.
The new ground would be built in the Surcin area of Belgrade, to the west of the city centre. It would be located approximately 5 miles away from the airport, close to the Belgrade bypass.
If it gets the go-ahead, the €250m stadium could be ready by 2025.
Saturday 23rd October 2021
FC Barcelona have announced modified plans to upgrade the Camp Nou. The new plans will see a striking new 360 degree screen at the top of the new roof, similar to the one found in Atlanta United's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The La Liga outfit have also confirmed that most of the work will be confined to the third tier, with plans to temporarily move 12,500 lower tier season ticket holders now shelved.
The modified plans will still see the capacity rise to 105,000 - cementing the Camp Nou's place as the largest football stadium in Europe.
Work on the €1.5bn project is due to get underway in summer 2022.