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CBS News
4 hours ago
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- CBS News
Detroit City FC moves forward with new Corktown stadium
Detroit City Football Club is moving forward with plans for a new stadium after purchasing the site in Southwest Detroit last year. The stadium will be built on the site of the old Southwest Detroit Hospital, nestled right off the I-75/I-96 interchange that's been an eyesore in Corktown ever since it went vacant 18 years ago. First, the club will have to spend roughly $6 million to drain, demolish and develop the brownfield property, an investment that will save them on property taxes for the next 21 years. "We'll get a credit for the demolition to offset the potential increase of our property taxes. What's important for us for this project is to make sure it's a privately funded stadium. This will be actually a property that is on the tax rolls," said DCFC co-owner and CEO Sean Mann. Drainage will start in the next few weeks, with demolition slated for later in the summer. It will signify the beginning of the club's move from Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck to their future home just seven miles away in Corktown. "[Keyworth Stadium] is really a special, magical place, but in many ways we've outgrown it. I've lived in Southwest Detroit for close to 20 years, and I know there's a rabid following for soccer in this community. So, we know there's a community here that's just waiting for this to happen," Mann said. Current renderings don't represent the final design, but they give us an idea of one big feature they hope to include in the new site that's been missing from Keyworth—parking. "This isn't going to be successful if it's a spaceship that's just dropped down here. It has to be something that local folks identify with, take ownership in, and consider it their own," Mann said. The 15,000-seat stadium is expected to be ready for the start of the 2027 season. "Our league has announced that it is going to be launching a first division, similar to MLS, in the coming years. Our intent is to be in that division. US Soccer requires capacity to be 15,000, so that's the target we're working from, to be a 15,000-seat venue," Mann says. Later in the summer, Mann says the club will reveal the name of DCFC's new home. He says that's when they'll also release final renderings of the design. You can also catch every DCFC game on our air on CW Detroit 50 and online at
Daily Mail
8 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Championship side could cease to 'exist' as CEO makes public plea in attempt to save club
Oxford United CEO Tim Williams has painted a stark picture of the position the club find themselves in as they continue their attempts to build a new stadium. The Yellows, who finished 17th in the Championship in 2024-25 in what was their first season in the second tier of English football for 26 years, have played at the Kassam Stadium since 2001. However, the ground - which has gained notoriety for only having three sides - is owned by the club's former chairman Firoz Kassam and his Firoka Group, who have informed Oxford that they cannot stay there forever. Last month, a deal was struck to allow the club to play at the Kassam until the end of the 2026-27 season, with the option to extend until June 2028, but after that they will have to move somewhere else. The club have been working on alternatives and have outlined their plans for a new 16,000-seater all-electric stadium that will also have other on site amenities like a 180-bedroom hotel, a conference and events centre, along with a gym. But, according to Williams, Oxford may cease to exist if they don't get the green light on planning permission for the proposed new ground. It has yet to receive approval from Oxfordshire County Council despite the focus on sustainability, with a decision expected next month. 'When our lease at the Kassam Stadium runs out, we won't have a home and a stadium to play in,' Williams told Sky Sports News in an eye-opening interview. 'If we don't have a stadium, there is a risk we won't have a football club. 'It doesn't get more serious than that for a football club. We have seen headlines recently about a new Manchester United stadium, which with all due respect is a want and not a need. 'If Manchester United don't move out, they still have Old Trafford. If Everton hadn't moved into Bramley Moore-Dock, they've still got Goodison. 'If we don't move into a new stadium, we are homeless and we don't exist and it's an absolute travesty in my view. It's that important.' Williams continued to emphasise the grave position the club find themselves in, while he also highlighted the benefits of the potential new ground. 'We now have a Regulator, and we have a report by Tracey Crouch which talks about football assets,' he added. 'We are a poster child for what good football governance and football clubs should be about. 'It's going to be a 16,000-seater stadium, on the outskirts of Oxford, and a real community asset, fully sustainable, in a brilliant location in the country. 'We need support, but we also need to say, the point about the club potentially not existing is a real one. This needs to be moved up every headline. 'We are entering a crucial period in the club's history. The future of the club hinges on the new stadium, and I'd urge every supporter, every stakeholder, and every voice to get behind this project.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Can cup win renew stadium focus?
Aberdeen chief executive Alan Burrows says the club's Scottish Cup triumph may jump start talks over a new stadium. Plans to move away from Pittodrie have slowed recently after a decade of talk around a move away from the club's spiritual home. Advertisement A proposed shift to a site near the club's training ground moved on to a regeneration of a beach front site, however Burrows says "plans have slowed down". "It's been decades in the making," he told Sportsound. "What can I tell you on the back of all those scenes in Aberdeen over the last four or fives days is a renewed reminder of the power of football but the city of Aberdeen. "There's certainly been communication with the local authority and myself and others at the club. There's a willingness to get back around the table."
BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Can cup win renew stadium focus?
Aberdeen chief executive Alan Burrows says the club's Scottish Cup triumph may jump start talks over a new to move away from Pittodrie have slowed recently after a decade of talk around a move away from the club's spiritual home.A proposed shift to a site near the club's training ground moved on to a regeneration of a beach front site, however Burrows says "plans have slowed down"."It's been decades in the making," he told Sportsound."What can I tell you on the back of all those scenes in Aberdeen over the last four or fives days is a renewed reminder of the power of football but the city of Aberdeen."There's certainly been communication with the local authority and myself and others at the club. There's a willingness to get back around the table."
BBC News
7 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
MP urges residents to comment on Oxford United's stadium plans
An MP has urged her constituents to take part in a public consultation on Oxford United's proposed move to a new purpose built Dodds, who represents Oxford East, said she would "urge all local representatives at all levels to get behind the Yellows and support the club's proposals".She has previously spoken of her support for the club's plans for a new 16,000-capacity stadium on land known as the Triangle, near proposals are currently being considered by Cherwell District Council, with a public consultation into the plans due to end on Friday. More than 3,800 people and organisations have so far submitted their views on the scheme, which would include a hotel, restaurant and gym. Urging residents to take part in the consultation, Dodds said she "wholeheartedly" supported the plans as the club's current stadium, the Kassam, was "not up to standard"."It lacks a fourth stand, the club is being charged unviable rent, and there are many other problems," the former cabinet minister said."The loss of a stadium would be a huge hit to our football club – I will keep fighting for the new stadium to be built." Earlier this month, the U's reached an agreement with the stadium's owner, Fikora Group, to stay at the Kassam for a maximum of two further parties said no further extensions or new lease agreements would be possible following the its plans for the new stadium, the club predicts 1,000 new jobs will be created and £32m a year added to the local development would also become the UK's first all-electric stadium, the club say.A decision on the plans is expected to be made by Cherwell District Council by the end of July. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
