Football & Stadium Management (FSM) is a print magazine and digital news resource for those involved with sports stadia, facilities, pitch and turf care.


Hytera Solutions for Indoor Coverage

Hytera Solutions for Indoor Coverage Solving the indoor radio coverage challenge with Hytera

Buildings with complex architectures like high‑rises can make propagating two‑way radio communications coverage indoors a real challenge. Materials such as concrete, metal, low‑e glass, and even drywall can block and severely attenuate radio signals.


Key Considerations To Manage A Roadmap To ReOpening Stadiums

By Alan Stoddard, VP and GM, Verint Situational Awareness Solutions

Key Considerations To Manage A Roadmap To Re-Opening Stadiums Empty seats, piped in cheering, closed vendors, and coaches in masks. As the beginning of 2020 started out, I doubt any stadium manager would have imagined this scenario. But as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to affect daily lives, stadium managers have had to address this unfathomable situation.


Why The Return Of Spectator Sport Lies With Technology

Why The Return Of Spectator Sport Lies With Technology Fabio Belloni, Cofounder and CCO of Quuppa explores how stadium venues can get back on their feet post Covid-19

The UK sports industry is worth a whopping £23.8 billion, an indication of the huge contribution it makes to the economy, society and lives of many individuals both here and abroad. However, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, every part of the sporting value chain has been disrupted - from games and participants to the staff and sports media. There are also the wider implications it’s had on the sport service industries, including travel, tourism, infrastructure, transportation and catering, which has led to temporary shut downs, furloughs, redundancies and more.


Quick Turn-Around – Great Results!

Quick Turn-Around – Great Results! Due to Covid-19 sports calendar upheavals, the window to renovate has been incredibly tight for EFL Championship League football clubs this year, but great teamwork and bespoke maintenance programmes by Nottingham Forest FC’s grounds team keep the playing surfaces in top-notch condition.

Unlike other clubs in the Championship, the playing surfaces at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground and the training ground are not identical, so stadium Head Groundsman Ewan Hunter works closely with training ground Head Groundsman Matt Tietjen to ensure youth academy up to first- team players experience the best playing surfaces possible.


Creating a Culture of Cleanliness

Creating a Culture of Cleanliness By: Peter Teska, Global Infection Prevention Application Expert, Diversey

The novel coronavirus pandemic has had an immense impact on the restaurant industry. A recent report forecasts losses of between 51% and 77% of expected revenue, with Spain and Italy the worst affected countries, if the eating out ban implemented by most European Governments since the middle of March were to continue. While some European countries are allowing restaurants to resume business, others are delaying this process until later phases in their reopening plans. Despite the timing for reopening being uncertain, one thing is clear: restaurants need to be prepared for a new standard of cleanliness.

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