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City Of Manchester Stadium
The City of Manchester Stadium, currently known as Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons, and commonly shortened as The Etihad, is the home of Premier League club Manchester City F.C., Manchester City, with a domestic football capacity of 53,600, making it the List of English football stadia by capacity, 7th-largest football stadium in England and List of stadiums in the United Kingdom by capacity, 11th-largest in the United Kingdom. Built to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the stadium has since staged the 2008 UEFA Cup final, England national football team, England football internationals, rugby league matches, a boxing world title fight, the England rugby union team's final group match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup and summer music concerts during the Season (sports)#Off-season, football off-season. The stadium, originally proposed as an athletics arena in Manchester bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics, Manchester's bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics, was converted after the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etihad Stadium Logo
Etihad Airways is one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Emirates). Its head office is in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, near Zayed International Airport. The airline commenced operations in November 2003, and is the second-largest airline in the UAE after Emirates. The airline operates more than 1,000 flights per week to over 120 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, with a fleet of 97 Airbus and Boeing aircraft Its main base is at Zayed International Airport. In addition to its main activity of passenger transportation, Etihad also operates Etihad Holidays and Etihad Cargo. History Background The emirate of Abu Dhabi was a joint owner of Gulf Air along with Bahrain, Qatar, and the Sultanate of Oman. Zayed International Airport was one of Gulf Air's bases and hubs from the 1970s until 2005, when the UAE withdrew from the airline. Gulf Air would remain as a two-state carrier unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KSS Design Group
KSS is a design group founded in 1991 that specializes in architecture, interior design, branding and graphics. Their first major sports stadium project was the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge in 1991, commissioned by former Chelsea FC chairman Ken Bates, integrating retail, commercial, hotel and residential usages around the football stadium. Recent years have seen the completion of Falmer Stadium in Brighton, Twickenham Stadium Players’ Facilities, London 2012 Basketball Arena, Tottenham Hotspur FC’s training centre and Brighton & Hove Albion FC’s training complex. The practice has recently completed the Main Stand expansion at Anfield for Liverpool FC, Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, Israel which achieved UEFA Category 4 status, and Stade Océane in La Havre, France, which is Europe’s first energy positive stadium. KSS have recently unveiled plans for Crystal Palace FC's Selhurst Park redevelopment and new training facilities for Leicester City FC and Liverpoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier League
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL). Seasons usually run from August to May, with each team playing 38 matches: two against each other team, one home and one away. Most games are played on weekend afternoons, with occasional weekday evening fixtures. The competition was founded as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992, following the decision of clubs from the Football League First Division, First Division (the top tier since 1888) to break away from the English Football League. Teams are still promoted and relegated to and from the EFL Championship each season. The Premier League is a corporation managed by a Richard Masters (football), chief executive, with member clubs as shareholders. The Premier League takes advantage of a £5 billion domestic televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concerts
A concert, often known informally as a gig or show, is a live performance of music in front of an audience. The performance may be carried by a single musician, in which case it is sometimes called a recital, or by a musical ensemble such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variety of settings and sizes, spanning from venues such as private houses and small nightclubs to mid-sized concert halls and finally to large arenas and stadiums, as well as outdoor venues such as amphitheatres and parks. Indoor concerts held in the largest venues are sometimes called arena concerts or amphitheatre concerts. Regardless of the venue, musicians usually perform on a stage (if not an actual stage, then an area of the floor designated as such). Concerts often require live event support with professional audio equipment. Before recorded music, concerts provided the main opportunity to hear musicians play. For large concerts or concert tours, the challenging logistics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League XIX
The First Utility Super League XIX was the official name for the 2014 Super League season. Fourteen teams competed over 27 rounds, after which the 8 highest finishing teams entered the play-offs to compete for a place in the Grand Final and a chance to win the championship and the Super League Trophy. Teams Super League XIX will be the third and final year of a licensed Super League. Under this system, promotion and relegation between Super League and Championship was abolished, and 14 teams were granted licences subject to certain criteria. For the 2014 season, all fourteen teams from the previous season will compete, although Salford have changed their names from the City Reds to the Red Devils. At the end of the season, Super League will be reduced to 12 teams, as part of the re-structuring of Super League and the RFL Championship. Geographically, the vast majority of teams in Super League are based in the north of England, five teams – Warrington, St. Helens, Salfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League XVII
The Stobart Super League XVII was the official name of the 2012 Super League season. Fourteen teams competed over 27 rounds, after which the 8 highest finishing teams entered the play-offs to compete for a place in the Grand Final and a chance to win the championship and the Super League Trophy. The season kicked off on 3 February with two Round 1 fixtures being played: the Widnes Vikings, in their first Super League match since 2005, lost to the Wakefield Trinity, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, while defending champions the Leeds Rhinos defeated the Hull Kingston Rovers and ended on 6 October with Leeds Rhinos beating Warrington Wolves 26-18 in the 2012 Super League Grand Final. Teams Super League XVII was the first year of the 2012–14 Super League licences, second round of Super League licences. Under this system, promotion and relegation between Super League and Championship (rugby league), Championship was abolished, and 14 teams were granted licences subject to certain criter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Weekend
The Magic Weekend (also known as the Betfred Magic Weekend for sponsorship reasons) is an annual event organised by the Rugby Football League in which an entire round of Super League matches is played over a weekend at a single stadium to promote the sport of rugby league. The event took place at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in Super League XII, 2007 and Super League XIII, 2008, and again in Super League XVI, 2011. Subsequent events have taken place at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, from Super League XIV, 2009 to Super League XV, 2010, the City of Manchester Stadium, Etihad Stadium, Manchester, from Super League XVII, 2012 to Super League XVIV, 2014, St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, in Super League XX, 2015, Super League XXIII, 2018, Super League XXVI, 2021, and Super League XXVIII, 2023. Anfield Stadium, Anfield, Liverpool in Super League XXIV, 2019, before returning to Newcastle for 2025 Super League season, 2025. Elland Road in Leeds hosted it for the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League
Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve teams, eleven from Northern England, the sport's heartland, and one from southern France. Super League began in 1996, replacing the Rugby Football League Championship First Division, First Division, and switching from a winter to a summer season. The regular season runs from February to September, with each team playing 27 games; 11 home games, 11 away games, Magic Weekend, and an additional four fixtures decided by league positions. The top six then enter Super League play-offs, play-offs leading to the Super League Grand Final which determines the champions. As of 2024, there is no relegation to the RFL Championship, Championship. The Super League champions take on the champions of the Australian National Rugby League in the World Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Rugby World Cup
The IRB 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was only one change: Uruguay national rugby union team, Uruguay replaced Russia national rugby union team, Russia. This was the first World Cup with no new teams to the tournament. Reigning champions New Zealand national rugby union team, New Zealand won the cup and defended their title by defeating Australia national rugby union team, Australia 34–17 in the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, final; South Africa national rugby union team, South Africa defeated Argentina national rugby union team, Argentina to take third place. This was the first Rugby World Cup where no Northern Hemisphere team got beyond the quarter-finals. New Zealand were the first team to retain their title and the first to win for a third time. The highly contested 2015 Rugb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 UEFA Cup Final
The 2008 UEFA Cup final was a football match that took place on 14 May 2008 at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England. It was the 37th annual final of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second tier club football tournament. The match, which was contested by Zenit Saint Petersburg of Russia and Rangers of Scotland, was won 2–0 by Zenit, with goals from Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyryanov, to claim their first UEFA Cup title, making them only the second Russian side to win the competition, after CSKA Moscow in 2004–05. Zenit went on to play in the 2008 UEFA Super Cup, which they won after beating 2007–08 UEFA Champions League winners Manchester United 2–1. The fixture is notable for having the largest travelling support in football history, with close to 200,000 Rangers fans travelling to Manchester for the occasion. Background Zenit and Rangers had never previously met in European competition, although Rangers had played Russian opposition on 10 prior occasions, win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Women's Euro 2005
The 2005 UEFA Women's Championship, also referred to as UEFA Women's Euro 2005, was a football tournament for women held from 5 June to 19 June 2005 in Lancashire and Cheshire, England. The UEFA Women's Championship is a regular tournament involving European national teams from countries affiliated to UEFA, the European governing body, who have qualified for the competition. The competition aims to determine which national women's team is the best in Europe. Germany won the competition for the fourth consecutive tournament, and the sixth time overall (including one win in the predecessor tournament, the ''European Competition for Representative Women's Teams''). Their championship win was the last for coach Tina Theune-Meyer, who months earlier had announced her retirement effective at the end of the tournament. In her nine years in charge of Germany, they won three European titles, two bronze medals in the Olympics, and the 2003 World Cup. Finland made its debut in the competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severfield
Severfield plc is a York based structural steel contractor. By Revenue, turnover it is the largest in the UK, with a capacity of 130,000 tons per year, and a further 20,000 tons in the EU. Landmark works include Olympic Stadium (London), London's 2012 Olympic Stadium, The Shard, Centre Court, Wimbledon Centre Court roof, Emirates Stadium and Philharmonie de Paris, Paris Philharmonic Hall. The firm has acquired businesses across structural steel market sectors within the UK and EU, and it participates with JSW Group in a Mumbai based joint venture that fabricates 100,000 tons of structural steel per annum. Severfield owns 50% of Construction Metal Forming Ltd which in 2023, claimed to be the UK's largest supplier of Composite construction#Composite steel deck, steel decking. History The business was founded in 1978 as a partnership named Severfield-Reeve; moved to Dalton, Hambleton, Dalton in 1980, and Company formation, incorporated as Severfield Reeve Structural Engineers Ltd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
