Author: Don Muret

LAFC Part of Crowded MLS Naming Rights Field

LAFC Part of Crowded MLS Naming Rights Field

Posted by | Dec 10, 2020 | , , ,

The active naming rights market in Major League Soccer extends to LAFC, which is in search of a new brand to put its name on Banc of California Stadium.

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MLS Sponsorships Keep Knapple Hustling

MLS Sponsorships Keep Knapple Hustling

Posted by | Dec 10, 2020 | , , , ,

Sacramento will begin MLS play in its new stadium, shown in a rendering, in 2023. (HNTB) Elevate exec selling naming rights for four stadiums, three of them new Naming rights expert Jeff Knapple is going through one of the busiest stretches of his 30-plus years in sports marketing, due in large part to the explosion in Major League Soccer stadium developments. Seven new MLS stadiums are set to open over the next five years, and Knapple, chief partnership officer for Elevate Sports Ventures, is selling naming rights for three of them: Inter Miami CF, Sacramento Republic and St. Louis City SC. In addition, Elevate is selling naming rights for the San Jose Earthquakes’ 5-year-old venue. The 18,000-seat building opened as Avaya Stadium in March 2015 before the technology firm filed for bankruptcy two years later and its name was removed from the building. It’s currently called Earthquakes Stadium. Knapple believes… Continue Reading MLS Sponsorships Keep Knapple Hustling

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Pre-Pandemic Plans Pay Off in St. Louis

Pre-Pandemic Plans Pay Off in St. Louis

Posted by | Dec 3, 2020 | , ,

A rendering shows field-level seating at St. Louis City SC’s stadium, set to open in 2023. (Courtesy St. Louis City SC) Flexibility in design creates an MLS stadium where fans can feel safe Pitch-level loge boxes, upper-level terraces with city views and a two-concourse building are among the newest design features for St. Louis City SC’s new MLS stadium, which opens in the spring of 2023. Project officials discussed those elements in a video conference call Wednesday with media outlets in which new renderings of the $400 million stadium were released for public consumption. The pandemic has affected multiple MLS stadium developments, including St. Louis, an expansion team that pushed its inaugural season back one year. St. Louis City SC was originally set to begin play in 2022. In downtown St. Louis, the initial stadium design, first sketched out one year ago, carries flexibility, extending from traffic flow into and… Continue Reading Pre-Pandemic Plans Pay Off in St. Louis

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Rick Abramson’s Space Adventure

Rick Abramson’s Space Adventure

Posted by | Dec 3, 2020 | , , ,

VenuesNow Hall of Honor member Rick Abramson says the most rewarding phase of his career at Delaware North was managing the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

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Nickler and Sparks to Run Moody Center

Nickler and Sparks to Run Moody Center

Posted by | Dec 1, 2020 | , ,

Jeff Nickler and Casey Sparks, who helped open BOK Center, are teaming to run Moody Center, the new University of Texas arena operated by Oak View Group.

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