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DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE l STADIUMS


■ Agia Sofi a Stadium Athens, Greece Opening: TBC


Plans for a new stadium for Greek football club AEK Athens FC is looking more likely, following positive dis- cussions between the club board and parliamentary opposition group Syriza. The second largest party in the


Greek parliament had originally been opposed to the idea of the Thanassis Kyratsous-designed stadium, but it now appears the group will vote in favour of Article 81, which concerns the building of the new stadium. The €70m (US$95m, £57m)


project would see the construction of a 32,000-seat football venue in the Nea Filadelfeia suburb of Athens, with the plot sitting directly where the club’s legendary Nikos Goumas Stadium once stood. The stadium’s construction is expected to begin this year (2014). The new Agia Sophia Stadium has been designed after the Walls of Constantinople, with the facility also set to house a small church, a museum, executive suites, catering facilities and a specialised relaxation area. Details: http://lei.sr?a=g5l8D


An artist’s impression of Spurs’ new home


■ Tottenham Hotspur stadium London, UK Opening: 2018


Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (Spurs) is hoping to have its new stadium ready for the start of the 2018-19 season. The proposed 58,000-capacity stadium,


which forms part of the ambitious North- umberland Development Project in North London, has received initial planning per- mission – but it is understood the club still needs to secure additional funding to cover construction costs. Under the deal the council will acquire


The 32,000-seat stadium has seen delays


land for the development to remove the risk of owners of neighbouring properties seeking an injunction to prevent


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construction of the development. The Council will then grant a 999-year lease of the land to THFC. The Northumberland Development


Project’s (NPD) proposal for the stadium covers a 20-acre area, which includes the site of the current ground and the industrial land to the north to create a larger area in which the new stadium can be built. It also includes plans for a hotel, 200 new homes, shops and leisure facilities. The council granted planning permission to the scheme in 2010 and approved a revised scheme last year. It also pledged to invest £9m towards improvements of the area. London mayor Boris Johnson has also pledged £18m (US$30m, €22.6m) of public money towards the new stadium scheme. Details: http://lei.sr?a=o0s8Y


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