2012 Olympic Football could be hosted at the Ricoh Arena! (1 Viewer)

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The Ricoh Arena in Coventry will bid to stage Olympic football matches in 2012.

The decision comes after Villa Park, the only Midlands venue scheduled to stage preliminary Olympic football games, withdrew as a host for the tournament.

The venue easily meets strict International Olympic Committee guidelines which state venues must have an all-seater stadium with at least a 30,000 capacity and be able to provide high quality corporate entertainment.

This means the 32,000 capacity Ricoh Arena is now among the favourites to step in as a replacement for Villa Park.

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/ne...icoh-arena-olympic-2012-bid-92746-24364677/2/

 

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[Nick]

The only thing is it can't be called the Ricoh if it is chosen. Wonder if it would just be the Coventry Arena?

 

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Oooh I didnt know that.
Maybe they'll just get a seperate sponsor or something, doubt they would just call it Coventry Arena if theres money to be made from it.
Gah I dunno how it works lol