Football

Email By Matt Coleman and Daniel Keane Posted August 02, 2018 15:34:21 Photo: Almost gone, not yet forgotten: a stripped-down Football Park in 2017. (Supplied: Matt Sutton) Related Story: Crows to need 'poo patrol' once Football Park opened to the dogs Related Story: Football Park precinct sold for high-rise development Related Story: West Lakes height limits changed for housing plan Map: West Lakes 5021 The wrecker's machinery has arrived at Football Park, which has been the home of Australian Rules football in South Australia for decades. As the steel claws tear away at the grandstands, here's a look back at some of the moments in its history.Attendance record set for SA footyFirst stop: SANFL grand final day, 1976. Footy fans descend upon a stadium opened just a couple of years earlier. They don't stop. They just keep on coming. Photo: A grainy TV shot of the 1976 final showing the crowd spilling onto the ground. (Youtube: SAfootballarchive) "I remember it very … [Read more...] about Football Park remembered as demolition day descends on the once-proud AFL venue

Email Updated November 28, 2014 21:05:03 Photo: A sale paves the way for high-rise living east of the football stadium. (SA Government) Related Story: West Lakes height limits changed for housing plan Related Story: Football Park put up for sale by SANFL Related Story: West Lakes residents lobby for high-rise changes Map: West Lakes 5021 A developer and the South Australian Football Commission have signed a deal for the Football Park precinct in Adelaide's western suburbs to be transformed over the next 10 to 15 years.The SANFL received an immediate payment of $10 million from the deal with Commercial and General, and said the money had been transferred to the AFL to reduce debt.From 2016, the local league will get progressive payments totalling another $61 million by 2027 during the staged redevelopment of the West Lakes precinct.Football Commission chairman John Olsen said the sale process had been lengthy."We are pleased to have achieved this outcome after a very … [Read more...] about Football Park precinct sold to developer by SA Football Commission

Email ABC Radio Adelaide By Malcolm Sutton Posted May 29, 2018 14:31:51 Photo: The Crows' Sam Jacobs in a ruck contest with Port Adelaide's Matthew Lobbe at a Football Park showdown. (Website: afc.com.au) Map: West Lakes 5021 After hosting 40 years of South Australian football, the demolition of Football Park is about to begin with site fencing to be erected next week.Much of the adjacent Max Basheer Reserve, where supporters would arrive early to games for barbecues and beer (or chardonnay if you're to believe the local myth), has already been surrendered to housing.But while the stands and light towers are to be removed, the oval itself will remain the Crows' training ground till 2048, despite being made publicly accessible outside training times. Photo: A packed house at Football Park during 2012 as the Crows played Saint Kilda. (Flickr: Adriano Rotolo) SANFL chief executive Jake Parkinson told ABC Radio Adelaide the oval would be surrounded by a picket fence closed … [Read more...] about Crows training sessions to need ‘poo patrol’ once Football Park is opened to the dogs

        PUNE Loyola High School added a fresh chapter to its sporting history with a Fifa-standard natural grass football pitch, now ready for play.Backed by former-principal Fr.Nelton Thomas and industrialist Atul Kirloskar, chairman of an eight-man Loyola Sport Vision (LSV) committee, the four-inch sand-based pitch, backed with an auto popup irrigation system and a slit-drain drainage system, is a first-of-its-kind at any school in the city.Says Kirloskar, “it’s a dream to give back to the kids of today. The overall idea was to give the best of facilities and opportunities to help students excel in the field of sports.”Three India internationals – India captain Sunil Chhetri, goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and rising star Udanta Singh – all Bengaluru FC teammates – inaugurated the pitch last week. … [Read more...] about Loyola’s Fifa-standard pitch puts city football on a new turf

Riot cops deployed tear gas and fans fought with police as those in the stands ripped seats out and threw them at players. The referee abandoned Cruzeiro’s clash against Palmeiras with five minutes to go shortly after the visitors’ second goal at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte. Stream live coverage of the Carabao Cup with beIN SPORTS on KAYO. Get your 14 day free trial & start streaming instantly > Some fans had already evacuated the ground as ugly skirmishes and fireworks broke out in the terraces. But shocking video footage showed a one man carrying what appeared to be his son to safety while others fiercely protected the most vulnerable from the violence. Others were carried out on bloody stretchers with clashes taking place on the street outside the stadium too. One journalist there said: “The environment outside of Mineirao is a war zone. “Even some broadcast booths have seen projectiles fly by them.” Fans of Brazil's Cruzeiro … [Read more...] about Incredible images of Brazilian football fans rioting after Cruzeiro was relegated