Soccer

9/28/2026 |  Italy: Decision on the second phase of Stadio Franchi redevelopment delayed (StadiumDB.com) The decision on the second phase of the Stadio Franchi redevelopment has been delayed after Fiorentina requested more time to complete the financial documentation. The club says it is ready to contribute €55 million to the remaining works, but expects clarity on costs, timing and the future stadium concession.

9/28/2026 |  Spain: Valencia CF getting closer to Mestalla sale. Offers reach €150 million (StadiumDB.com) Valencia CF is entering the decisive phase of the sale of the plot currently occupied by Estadio de Mestalla. The club, which entrusted CBRE with the process, has received non-binding offers worth around €120–150 million, while a group of finalists has already been selected from several dozen interested parties. The sale is expected to be completed in October, although Valencia has yet to confirm that any final agreement has been reached.

9/24/2026 |  England: Birmingham’s new stadium will be built using parts of a 130-year-old hospital (StadiumDB.com) The project for Birmingham’s new stadium is extremely ambitious. The club will leave its current stadium, with which it has been associated since the beginning of the previous century, and replace it with the twice-as-large Powerhouse Stadium, worthy of the world’s biggest clubs. However, it will not be a venue without history, as it will be partially built using  bricks from a nineteenth-century  hospital.

9/23/2026 |  AS Roma’s new stadium receives key approval (StadiumDB.com) AS Roma’s new stadium in Pietralata has received an important green light from the heritage authority. The Soprintendenza sees no obstacle to the environmental approval, but has set conditions related to  archaeology, the Roman cistern, historic remains and landscaping around the planned venue.

9/20/2026 |  Ireland: Hotel and residential complex planned next to Aviva Stadium (StadiumDB.com) A new hotel and residential complex could be built next to Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The IRFU is seeking a partner to finance, design and deliver Lansdowne Quarter under a long-term ground lease, with plans for a 257-room hotel, 77 apartments, and food, beverage and conference spaces.