In this feature on soccer scoreboards, I will look at the debate concerning standing being allowed in English soccer stadiums once again. Is it good idea, or should things be left as they are?

20 years ago, standing in English soccer stadiums was banned, because of what is known as the Hillsborough disaster. It happened during an FA Cup semi-final between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool in 1989. Because in those days standing was allowed on terraces, one of these terraces collapsed, and 96 people died as a result.

In this football scoreboards feature, I have taken a lot at the most environmentally-friendly NFL stadiums that are already in use, or are still under construction. If only all the NFL stadiums could go a bit greener, with tens of thousands of fans visiting them each game, it would make a huge difference to the environmental impact of the sport.

1) Ford Field, Detroit Lions’ Home. Recycled steel and recycled glass are plenty at this NFL stadium. Twenty million pounds of the former are just the beginning, since this stadium partly consists of a pre-existing building (which used to be JL Hudson Store Warehouse). The club terrazzo floors are made purely of recycled glass, and a lot of recycled rubber has gone into the construction of the parking lot. The elevator foyers and suites are constructed partially of bamboo, and the stadium is equipped with a variety of energy efficiency features.

Baseball is great game to go and watch live, and be surrounded by tens of thousands of like-minded fans and the incredible atmosphere that they generate. Whilst some people go strictly to watch the action on the field, some are just as interested in partying at the stadium, during the game and after it. Personally, I fit into the second category of people – live baseball for me is about the excitement of the game itself, no doubt about that, but it’s also about the good times I have with my friends on ballpark days, the majority are followed by a great night out in the local bars!

In this feature on soccer scoreboards, I will talk about how Qatar plans to avoid “white elephants” after the World Cup of 2022 is over.

Many countries have made this mistake. The 2004 Olympic Stadium in Athens. The ‘Bird’s Nest’ Olympic Stadium of 2008 in Beijing. The 2010 World Cup Stadiums scattered all over South Africa. Some of these stadiums were built from scratch and required multi-million dollar investments. What’s happened to all of them now? Nothing – and that’s the whole point. They are just standing there, going unused. Some of them host events very occasionally, but the costs of running them for small games are far greater than the revenue that comes from small crowds. Other stadiums have become mere tourist attractions.

In this feature on football scoreboards, I will discuss the rules for retractable stadiums in the NFL. Even if you are the most hardened NFL who knows the rulebook inside out, I bet you don’t know these rules! Few people really so, and that is why I’ve decided to research into it and find out.

An increasing amount of NFL franchises are looking into or are already building stadiums with retractable roofs. Due to this fact, a need arose for the National Football League to clarify the rules for when such stadiums are open and closed. There are certain rules the NFL has with regards to retractable stadiums, and every football team also has its own rules in their respective stadiums.

In this feature on soccer scoreboards, I will talk about the worst disasters that soccer stadiums have ever seen.

1. The Ibrox Disaster
This is one of the first disasters recorded in soccer history. On April 5th, 1902, not long before a match between England and Scotland was going to start, the West Tribune Stand, which had been newly built, collapsed right onto the fans. Hundreds of people fell to the ground below the seats, some almost 40 feet. The death toll was 25 and 500 people suffered injuries. The stand was said to have collapsed because of heavy rain the night before.

In this feature on baseball scoreboards, I have researched into Astroturf (or artificial turf), which is a surface for sports arenas made from synthetic fibers, and looks just like natural grass. There has been a lot of debate about its use in baseball stadiums, so though I would add my two cents and summarize the main points surrounding the topic. So, in this baseball scoreboards feature, I have listed the main pros and cons of artificial turf:

On no continent in the world does soccer have as high a profile as it does in Europe. Therefore, in this feature on soccer scoreboards, I will list the largest soccer stadiums in Europe. Because of soccer’s popularity on this continent, it is hardly a surprise that it is a home to some of the world’s most prestigious and historic stadiums. Here are the biggest, and also the best soccer stadiums in Europe, and, possibly, in the world:

1. Barcelona, Spain – Camp Nou.
The FC Barcelona home stadium is definitely up there with the world’s best stadiums, and it is home to quite possibly the best soccer team in the world. Camp Nou, which means ‘New Field’ translated from Catalan, used to be a nickname for the stadium. It was called Estadi del Barcelona, but then the nickname became more popular than the name itself. The seating capacity of Camp Nou is almost 100,000 fans.

In this football scoreboards feature, I have taken a look at the 7 worst NFL stadiums ever built. Old, out of date, uncomfortable, bad facilities, ugly…these are the stadiums you least want to go to to watch an NFL game.

1) The Sun Life Stadium (Miami Dolphins)
Some serious renovations are required at this stadium after the Super Bowl was held there last February. The time has finally come for the Dolphins to move to another stadium.

In this football scoreboards feature, I will discuss the pros and cons of selling beer at college stadiums.

Roughly 35 out of 120 NCAA Division 1 schools currently allow the sales of beer to take place in their stadiums. However, many of these are limited to club-seating areas, clubs, and luxury suites. In other cases, the entire stadium will have access to beer, because it is the local sports authority that owns the facility or the city or state, and the alcohol policy is established by that body, not the school itself. A lot of colleges already have problems with underage drinking, so they frown upon having beer sold at their stadiums.