Sentences with phrase «a stadium named»

A number of tennis players are calling for an Australian stadium named after a tennis legend turned Christian pastor to be renamed following fresh comments she made about homosexuality.

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ABOUT LEVI»S (r) STADIUM Named Sports Facility of the Year by Sports Business Journal, Levi's (r) Stadium is home to the San Francisco 49ers and serves as the world's most technologically advanced and sustainable sports and entertainment venue.

«We have been looking to extend our portfolio of sports sponsorship and entering into a stadium naming rights agreement with Stoke City seemed a natural fit, especially as the city of Stoke - on - Trent is home to bet365.

The Stoke - based gambling company headed by the Coates family, who are also owners of the football club, have agreed to an initial six - year stadium naming rights deal while also extending their shirt sponsorship agreement for a further three years.

If he stays in Golden for the rest of his career, he'll end up with the stadium named after him.

If they receive a hefty payout from a renegotiated TV deal with FOX Sports Florida, as their plans predict, and money from a possible stadium naming rights deal, as they've touted, the decision to shear off that much payroll will look even worse.

Usmanov needs to up his offer n become owner then Wenger needs to leave as his power is limited & tbat wint go down well, so might as well walk on out the door n await a statue of some sort outside the Emirates with maybe a part of the stadium named after him like «Wenger Wing»... Section dedicated to him n thats the chapter of Arsene & Stan closed at AFC, on to bigger & better things with Usmanov n Co..

Even with the serious money coming from ticket, sales, merchandise, endorsements, stadium naming rights etc, that small Chelsea has the same wage bill as arsenal, with their youth team and players on loan costing as much as our entire first team.

They can claim to expand their commercial / sponsorship revenue as much as they want (as they did with their stadium naming rights).

This trend in selling stadium naming rights is growing in popularity in the old continent.

That forensic analysis from Swiss Ramble shows that the reason we have a cash mountain is (despite the fact that our much - vaunted financial model doesn't work, and because we pay fairly ineffective commercial staff mega-salaries and mediocre players salaries they couldn't get anywhere else in world football... and because our kit and stadium naming deals look pathetic in comparison with our competitors»)... we have a solution.

Owner Mike Ashley — a sort of real - life Peter Griffin — has not only taken the club off the market, he's announced that the club will be «welcoming offers for the stadium naming rights next season».

Bruno was 85, no longer in office and highly popular locally — there is literally a baseball stadium named after him.

It's a tough job — will she have a little league complex or a double A stadium named after her?

Each track has a different layout that makes them feel distinct and seeing officially licensed stadium names and logos only enhanced the experience.

The company has enjoyed much success and even has a baseball stadium named after, Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers.

A few companies have also gotten into the stadium name game.

Not exact matches

That same year, they incorporated the com - pany, raised $ 2 million in capital, hired a team of five employees, and set to work on still more innovations: a radio - controlled toy hang glider, a stadium seat with self - inflating foam, a self - watering planter, a talking lunch box, and a pop - open beach mat, to name just a few.

Private sector sponsorship of public infrastructure has frequently caused controversy, and the sale of naming rights to Perth's new stadium is no exception.

The naming of the $ 1.45 billion stadium on the Burswood Peninsula is but the latest example.

One thing he promised advisors won't see in Vanguard's future: branch offices or named rights stadiums.

Cities sell the names of their sports stadiums to the highest corporate bidder.

How ironic it is then, that those who refuse to fly a flag out of loyalty to Jesus, turn around and buy thousands of dollars of clothes, a brand new car every other year, go on vacations and trips around the world, and build multi-million dollar stadiums which are then stamped with the name of Christ.

Order the: Sunlight Park grapefruit saison, a summery sipper named for the first baseball stadium in Toronto; or Laser Show, an impeccable, juicy - as - can - be rendition of a Vermont - style IPA.

The Hammers are believed to be keen on bringing in some big names to go with their new stadium move.

If they can't get the sale of name rights of the stadium they are doomed.

Arsenal is a big name; we are the 5th richest in the World; the Emirates if a great stadium; 60,000 spectators every home game; London is a well desirable city to locate; Champions League guaranteed every year; players like Ozil, Alexis, Cech; big fat bank balance.

How terribly sad... we have fallen so far that we find ourselves in the ridiculous position of propping up the oft - injured and rarely inspirational Jack Wiltshire... what's next, extending Walcott, Welbeck and Ramsey... can't you see that these players have nothing to do with winning and all to do with providing recognizable names to the plastic fans who frequent our overgrown library of a stadium... it's high time we rid this club of one of the worlds most incompetent and unsuccessful owners (look it up) and our fragile and spineless manager (much like our club) who can't bring in the best talent because he knows he can't live up to expectations that come with players of that ilk... think about it, he couldn't even handle Sanchez, who was largely a periphery character in Barcelona

Once he goes, for all I care, if it makes the regime happy and the very few who still want him to stay, they are welcome to build their statue, or name a stand after him or worship at his shrine in the stadium concourse.

The stadium had been known as Qualcomm Stadium, but that naming rights deal expired earlier this year.

Name another manager that would have seen us successfully change stadiums?

Arsenal are doomed to failure - they are stuck with Stan Kroenke who is content with running Arsenal as just a business entity and not as a sporting entity.We will not attract big name players and that is a real pity.Maybe if Arsenal fans refuse to fill the stadiums then something may happen.Boycott the games.Its just an idea.

So when the 50,000 - seat, $ 7.6 million stadium was completed in 1975, the Board of Regents filibustered, voting to delay naming the stadium until its debts were paid off.

And with that, Iowa State not only ended a long debate, it became the first Division - I school in the country to name a stadium after an African - American athlete — and remains the only one.

That spring, 1974, they collected 4,000 signatures on a petition to honor Trice's heroism in the stadium's name.

Particularly because it was coupled with a few other announcements, including EverBank Field changing its name to TIAA Bank Field and an in - stadium DOG PARK!

While the naming of the stadium hung in limbo, the Jack Trice Stadium movement accelerated.

They formed the Jack Trice Memorial Stadium Committee and shortly afterward the student government voted unanimously to support the idea of naming the new stadium after Trice.

He plans to spend up to $ 500 million building the baseball stadium (Cisco has agreed to a $ 120 million, 30 - year naming - rights deal), and while the economy has led Wolff to indefinitely delay the housing and retail units, he says the ultimate vision hasn't changed.

A more eloquent testi monial than anything the Braves» management can probably think up is already in place just across the expressway from the stadium — a life - size concrete statue of Aaron set up in the cluttered front yard of a 70 - year - old black gravestone cutter named E.M. Bailey.

But our increased financial might since building the stadium and the Wenger aura which can still attract a big name or two means, for me, we are treading water.

Name 1 club that has built a stadium while staying in Europe's top competition.

You would have to have lived under a rock to not know of our club's affiliation with Fly Emirates, with them having not only become our shirt sponsor since 2006, but paid to have their name branded onto our stadium on an initial 15 - year basis, but both deals have since been extended.

Our admiration for Arthur Ashe notwithstanding, I believe the stadium should have been named the Gibson - Ashe to also honor Althea Gibson, a real champion in every sense of the word.

Fly Emirates did sponsor Chelsea previously however, and whilst being tied to the Blues, the airline opted to agree a huge deal with Arsenal on the naming of said stadium, which must have felt like a big middle finger to our London rivals.

But when Giroud came on as a sub the fans in the stadium cheered him and respectfully chanted his name.

I feel like there is progress being made with the two big - name signings in the last two summers, since the stadium debt was cleared, and we are only going to move forward.

Remember the name Arsenal fans, because we could soon be hearing Victor Osimhen being sung around the Emirates stadium.

Lem me guess, Wenger negotiated the naming rights to the stadium too?