Talks have been on since a long time of what should become of the Brussels' Stade Roi Baudouin (ex-Heysel).
The stadium (though renewed for EURO2000) is not up-to-date with UEFA requirements (no neutral zone, no business seats,....) to host European Finals, and the Belgian NT has been avoiding the place as well. Only athletics event "Ivo Van Damme Memorial" is faithful to the stadium.
As the need of something new is evident for the above reasons, but add to that, the fact that Anderlecht are trying to get a bigger stadium than they now have (Stade Constant Van Den Stock) and Belgium and The Netherlands are preparing a bid to host the 2018 WC, and you've got enough reasons to have an ambitious project.
The latest development could see the whole stadium sloped and replaced by office/living space, with the new stadium being build somewhere else.
Or, the stadium could be totally renewed... Nothing is certain yet.
I just hope they have the decency to keep the Memorial of the 1985 tragedy. I'm sure our friends from Bruxelles Bianconera will follow this closely.
The stadium (though renewed for EURO2000) is not up-to-date with UEFA requirements (no neutral zone, no business seats,....) to host European Finals, and the Belgian NT has been avoiding the place as well. Only athletics event "Ivo Van Damme Memorial" is faithful to the stadium.
As the need of something new is evident for the above reasons, but add to that, the fact that Anderlecht are trying to get a bigger stadium than they now have (Stade Constant Van Den Stock) and Belgium and The Netherlands are preparing a bid to host the 2018 WC, and you've got enough reasons to have an ambitious project.
The latest development could see the whole stadium sloped and replaced by office/living space, with the new stadium being build somewhere else.
Or, the stadium could be totally renewed... Nothing is certain yet.
I just hope they have the decency to keep the Memorial of the 1985 tragedy. I'm sure our friends from Bruxelles Bianconera will follow this closely.
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