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Friday 28th February 2020
Zimbabwe have been banned from hosting any international football matches until urgent work has been carried out on 3 of their biggest stadiums.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rules that the Barbourfields, Mandava and the National Sports Stadium (NSS) and not up to the standard required to host international matches. The ruling comes after issues raised in a report late last year were not addressed.
Zimbabwe will now be forced to find a new venue in a different country for their African Nations qualifier against Algeria in March.
Wednesday 26th February 2020
Peterborough United are planning to move away from London Road to a new stadium built just across the other side of the river Nene.
The announcement comes as the League 1 side have reached an agreement with the council regarding the City Centre Development Framework which will see a phased approach to redeveloping an area known as the Embankment.
Details are scarce at the moment, but reports speculate that the stadium will have a capacity of 17,500 which will be expandable up to 23,000 should demand require it.
Early estimates put the cost of the project at around £40m, with the club being said to want to move as soon as the start of the 2022/2023 season - just 2 and a half years away.
Wednesday 26th February 2020
Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT for short) have officially opened their new 40,000 seaters stadium.
The Sultan Ibrahim Stadium is named after the current ruler of the state of Johor and cost around £35m to build.
The stadium has been designed to look like a banana leaf was opened with a 15 minute firework and lights show, accompanied by a live performance by singer Leona Lewis.
JDT have won the Malaysian Super League for each of the last 6 seasons as well as the Asian equivalent of the Champions League in 2015.
Wednesday 26th February 2020
The FA have announced Old Trafford as the venue for the opening game of next year's Women's Euro 2021.
The largest club stadium in the country joins a list of 9 others which will host the tournament in June and July next year.
The final will be held at Wembley Stadium, with the FA hoping to set a new attendance record for the competition - aiming to beat the current high of 41,301 set in Sweden in 2013.
Fans looking to attend the competition can now register their interest for tickets on the official website.
Tuesday 25th February 2020
Brighton and Hove Albion are looking to increase the capacity of the Amex Stadium this summer.
According to reports in the local media, the Premier League club are planning to add an extra 1,250 seats, taking the total capacity to over 32,000.
The moves comes after the club revealed that it has over 8,000 people on a season ticket waiting list. Brighton's average league attendance over the last 3 years has been 30,500 - over 99% full.
Friday 14th February 2020
Millwall have revealed plans to transform the Den into a modern 34,000 seater stadium.
The Championship club have been working on the redesign plans for 2 years and have finally revealed them to the public after a land dispute with Lewisham council has been resolved - leaving the club free to redevelop the ground.
The plans would keep as much of the current stadium structure as possible, increasing capacity through the addition of a third tier on each of the stands. The work would be done in phases to minimise effect on the current capacity.
Outside the ground, the club would build a public plaza with space for events and conferencing.
At the moment, these are just plans. No planning permission has been applied for.
Thursday 13th February 2020
Liverpool have revealed new images detailing their proposed rebuild of the Anfield Road stand.
The Premier League leaders are making the plans public before they formally apply for planning permission. The first stage of a public consultation last year saw a 93% positive response rate, with the club now looking to re-route Anfield Road around the stand after feedback from local residents and businesses.
If approved, the new £60m stand will increase Anfield's capacity to 61,000. It will provide an extra 1,800 corporate seats and 5,200 for general admission.
The club hopes to start building work in 2020, with a planned completion date in time for the start of the 2022/2023 season.
Wednesday 12th February 2020
Manchester United have requested to install 1,500 safe standing rail seats at Old Trafford.
Season ticket holders in the affected area have already been made aware of a possible trial which could take place as easily as this season.
If their application is successful, the Premier League giants will join Wolves and Spurs in offering safe standing to their fans.
The seat replacement will be on a like for like basis, meaning Old Trafford's capacity will remain the same at 74,879.
Saturday 8th February 2020
Grimsby Town have revived their plan to build a new stadiums after a proposed takeover deal fell through.
The League 2 side announced plans to move away from Blundell Park a number of years ago, but this never came to fruition. Now, the owners have reignited the plans to move to a new stadium in the East Marsh area of the town.
The new ground would be a 14,000 seater stadium costing in the region of £20m. Plans are still being drawn up, land needs to be bought and planning permission applied for and granted, so it is still a long way off. The club estimates it may take 3-5 years to complete the project.
Friday 24th January 2020
Wolverhampton Wanderers are said to be exploring the possibility of using temporary seating to expand the capacity of their Molineux stadium.
The club are looking to build a second temporary stand between the Jack Hayworth and Steve Bull stands, hopefully in time for start of 2020/2021 season.
The Premier League side last year revealed ambitions to significantly expand the stadium by rebuilding the Steve Bull Stand (taking capacity to 38,000), Jack Hayworth Stand (43,000) and Billy Wright Stand (50,000).
Whilst that work is still being planned, the club needs a much quicker temporary solution to enable more fans to get through the turnstiles. Wolves' recent success has seen their season ticket waiting list swell to over 10,000.
Tuesday 21st January 2020
Tochigi City FC are planning to build a new 5,000 capacity stadium. The club is based 60 miles north of Tokyo and currently plays in the Japanese 5th tier.
The new stadium will be built in the city's Iwafune Athletic Park and consist of one seated grandstand with grass banks and standing areas behind each goal.
The new stadium will be ready for the end of the 2020 season and will be built to comply with J3 League standards, should the club get promoted.
The new £7m facility will also be open to members of the public on non-match days.
Saturday 18th January 2020
Dutch giants Ajax are to increase the capacity of their Johan Cruyff Arena to more than 56,000.
The expansion will come by filling in the 4 large vehicle access areas on each corner of the stadium - adding 1,103 news seats.
The stadium is one of 12 venues for Euro 2020 and will host 4 games including all 3 of the Dutch national team matches and one game from the knockout stage.
Ajax are currently top of the Eredivisie, averaging 53,500 this season.
