With a retractable field offering a soccer pitch and a football field, plenty of upscale hospitality areas and an onsite microbrewery, the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, designed to host NFL games as well, will certainly raise the bar for the British soccer experience—and could also come back to influence American stadium design as […]
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Raiders File Las Vegas Relocation Papers
Mark Davis and the Oakland Raiders have filed Las Vegas relocation papers, asking the NFL for permission to move to a new Sin City stadium for the 2020 season. (more…)
New for 2017: Los Angeles Chargers
It’s official: Owner Dean Spanos is moving his NFL team from San Diego for the 2017 season and beyond, as the Los Angeles Chargers will be back after 56 seasons down the coast. (more…)
Chargers Set to Announce Los Angeles Move Today
San Diego Chargers owner Dean Spanos is set to announce a move of his team to Los Angeles, throwing in the towel on a new stadium and casting his lot with Stan Kroenke at a new Los Angeles Rams stadium. (more…)
New Hope for New Redskins Stadium at RFK Site?
With the election of Donald Trump as president, there’s a sense that the RFK Stadium site could once again be home to NFL football and the Washington Redskins with a change in the Department of the Interior leadership. (more…)
Nevada Legislature Passes Raiders Stadium Bill
The Nevada Legislature approved a hike in the Clark County hotel-room tax, clearing the way for funding of a new 65,000-seat Oakland Raiders stadium to be built on the south end of the Strip. (more…)
Fans Polled on New San Diego State Stadium
San Diego State University football season-ticket holders and alumni were polled on their feelings about a potential new stadium to be shared with an MLS soccer team. (more…)
New Las Vegas Stadium To Be Addressed at Special Session
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval says he’ll call a special session of the state legislature to address several topics, including $750 million in funding for a new Las Vegas stadium to house the Oakland Raiders and possibly the UNLV football program. (more…)
Vikings Back Under the Roof at U.S. Bank Stadium
The Minnesota Vikings have called four stadiums home since the team’s inception in 1961, and each has impacted how the NFL franchise was run, ranging from business strategies to player rosters. (more…)
Lambeau Field to Host Rare College Game
When ESPN opens its Saturday coverage of the college football season on Sept. 3, the locale for College GameDay will be a most unlikely one: Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers, which will be hosting its first college game since 1983. (more…)