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Tuesday 19th May 2020
A new stadium in Argentina has been completed ahead of the Copa America 2021.
The Estadio Unico is located in Santiago del Estero, around 650 miles north west of the capital Buenos Aires.
The stadium has cost $300m to build and has a capacity of 28,000. It will host one match at the rearranged Copa America 2021, with Uruguay scheduled to face Paraguay there in next year's competition.
The stadium is also being lined up as a potential venue for the 2030 World Cup, should a joint Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile bid be successful. If chosen, more work would need to be done to meet the minimum 40,000 capacity needed for a World Cup venue.
Thursday 30th April 2020
Manchester United's plans to turn part of Old Trafford into safe standing have been approved by Trafford Council.
Around 1,500 seats in the North East Quadrant will now be replaced by rail seating.
The Premier League club plans to have the work completed in time for the next match with fans at Old Trafford - although it's anybody's guess when that will be.
The club have stated that if this small trial is successful, it could be extended to other areas of the stadium.
Wednesday 29th April 2020
The Coronavirus outbreak has forced Liverpool to delay their plans to expand the Anfield Road stand.
The Premier League leaders have previously planned to start construction work as soon as the planning application was granted, but have now delayed the project for "at least" 12 months.
The plans include completely rebuilding the Anfield Road end at a cost of £60m. It will add 7,000 more seats and take the total capacity of Anfield to more than 61,000.
The project is now expected to be completed in the summer of 2023.
Wednesday 29th April 2020
The mayor of Genoa has put the Stadio Luigi Ferraris up for sale.
The stadium is home to Serie A rivals Genoa and Sampdoria, but the duo could be looking for a new home if the ground is sold to developers.
Sampdoria were in talks to buy the ground back in 2018, but no deal was reached.
The stadium is currently owned by the Municipality of Genoa who have stated that the stadium is for sale to anyone who puts in an acceptable offer. They have also stated that they're open to long term lease agreements with the 2 current tenants.
Saturday 18th April 2020
Ground has been broken on a new football stadium in China which will be the world's largest football stadium when it is completed.
The new ground in Guangzhou will have a 100,000 capacity and be home to Guangzhou Evergrande when it is completed at the end of 2022.
Guangzhou are China's most successful club, having won the Chinese Super League 8 times in their history. They currently play at the 55,000 capacity Tianhe Stadium and averaged 45,000 for their home matches last season.
The new ground will cost in the region of £1.4bn and marks the start of a serious investment into stadiums in China with up to 5 new grounds planned in the next few years, all of which will have a capacity of between 80,000 and 100,000.
Tuesday 14th April 2020
Work to modernise Real Madrid's famous Santiago Bernabeu stadium has resumed.
The second largest stadium in Spain will receive a £500m facelift which will modernise the facilities for supporters as well as drastically change the way the stadium looks.
Work had already been taking place this season, focusing on the commercial area, roof and private boxes. It will now continue with the installation of a 360 degree scoreboard, retractable roof and steel "skin" to surround the stadium.
Capacity will remain unchanged at 81,000.
A video of the redevelopment can be found below:
Por muchos momentos mas inolvidables en casa... El Santiago Bernabeu del futuro.#RMFansEnCasa | #YoMeQuedoEnCasa pic.twitter.com/ETgLVRpznD
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) April 13, 2020
Thursday 9th April 2020
Everton have revealed their plans for what will happen to Goodison Park after the club completes its new stadium.
The Premier League side have applied for planning permission to turn Goodison into a community hub which will include high quality affordable housing, a community health centre, youth enterprise zone and a public open green space in the location of the current centre circle.
A decision on permission for this and the new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock is expected in the summer.
Saturday 4th April 2020
Southend United's plans to build a new stadium have been boosted with the agreement to turn Roots Hall into housing once the club have moved.
The League One club originally submitted plans to the council back in 2017, but recent developments make planning permission much more likely to be granted.
The new 14,000 seater stadium would be built at Fossetts Farm and also include a health centre, community hub and 800 new homes for rent.
Thursday 19th March 2020
Nottingham Forest's plan for a £100m expansion to the City Ground have been delayed due to delays in the planning process.
The club had originally wanted to start work this summer, however that will not now take place even though the plans were submitted to the council last December.
The Championship side last year revealed the plans for increasing the stadium's capacity to 36,000, making it the largest in the East Midlands. This will be achieved by rebuilding the Peter Taylor stand into a new 10,000 capacity structure.
Thursday 12th March 2020
Aberdeen have put plans for a new £50m stadium on hold due to the financial impact of Coronavirus.
The new 20,000 capacity stadium on the outskirts of the city is still in the planning stage, but will not commence until funding is in place.
In a separate move, the club will also cut the capacity of Pittodrie by 6,500 from the start of next season. The move is an effort to improve the atmosphere and fan experience within the stadium.
The decision sees the Richard Donald Stand upper tier close and the "Red Shed" become unallocated seating, although it will be opened if demand for tickets is high enough.
This will cut Pittodrie's capacity to 15,500. The allocation for away fans will remain unchanged at 1,800.
It comes as the Scottish Premiership club challenges itself to raise season ticket sales from 10,000 to 11,000, with match day revenue accounting for around 50% of the club's budget.
Saturday 7th March 2020
Watford could be looking to move away from Vicarage Road after designs of what their new stadium could look like were released.
The new ground would be built around 1.5 miles east of the town centre on Bushey Hall Golf Club.
Little is known about the plans other than the renderings below, but we do know that the club recently hired a consultancy firm to explore their options regarding where the club plays.
Also on the table is a £40m expansion to Vicarage Road, taking the capacity up to 32,000.
The Premier League club have also submitted a planning application to add an extra 500 seats between the Sir Elton John Stand and Rookery End. This would take Vicarage Road's capacity to 22,000.
Wednesday 4th March 2020
Hungary's new Puskas Arena has been chosen to host the 2022 Europa League final.
The new 67,000-seater stadium was opened in November 2019 and is home to the Hungarian national team. It replaced the old Ferenc Puskas Stadium which was demobilised with the new stadium built on the same site.
This year's final is due to take place in Poland at the Stadion Energa Gdansk, with next year's at Sevilla's Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
The Puskas Arena is also due to host 4 matches at next year's postponed Euro 2020 tournament. Portugal and France will each play 2 group games there. The stadium will also host a round of 16 match.
