Category: The Fan Experience blog
Irish government approves national cricket stadium
Phase one, which will include the delivery of a main cricket oval and permanent seating for 4,000 spectators with space to accommodate additional temporary seating, is scheduled to be completed in 2028. Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom has described the Irish government's decision to grant approval to develop a national cricket stadium as "up […]
Read moreOld Firm away fans to return later in season
Rangers have issued a statement saying they were informed on Wednesday "that Celtic will make no allocation for away fans for the September Old Firm game". Celtic and Rangers will provide away fans with ticket allocations for the final two Scottish Premiership meetings of the season, the league's governing body has stated. It follows decisions […]
Read moreStadium vendors’ expanded offerings are scoring big with sports fans
Chinese table tennis players Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha faced off in the final match of the women’s singles event at the Paris Olympics. Chen won 4-2, taking home the gold medal. Although the two are compatriots, Chinese spectators overwhelmingly cheered for Sun during the match, with some even jeering Chen, prompting a foreign journalist […]
Read moreParis 2024 invites fans to the “most spectacular” Paralympic Games in history
The Olympic Games drew to a close, but the party in Paris continues. A day after the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games, Paris 2024 invites the whole world to the Paralympic Games. On 28 August, the Opening Ceremony on the Place de la Concorde will kick off 11 days of competition featuring around 4,400 […]
Read moreDoes Football Focus On The Wrong Things?
Darren Young @fanexperienceco Darren is a director at The Fan Experience Company. He has a background in working on customer service excellence projects in the UK and Europe, and an MBA that included studying in the United States. A UEFA Mentor and fan experience and engagement consultant, Darren works with associations, league and clubs across […]
Read moreCourting Controversy: The Impact of ‘Fan Circles’ on Table Tennis
Chinese table tennis players Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha faced off in the final match of the women’s singles event at the Paris Olympics. Chen won 4-2, taking home the gold medal. Although the two are compatriots, Chinese spectators overwhelmingly cheered for Sun during the match, with some even jeering Chen, prompting a foreign journalist […]
Read moreOld Firm away fans still barred despite agreement
Rangers have issued a statement saying they were informed on Wednesday "that Celtic will make no allocation for away fans for the September Old Firm game". Away fans will continue to be barred from derbies between Celtic and Rangers despite an agreement reached in March for their reintroduction this season. Rangers have issued a statement […]
Read moreHampden switch 'best scenario' for Rangers - Clement
"I've been involved in that about choices to make and it was for me the best scenario - not only for the players for sure, also for the fans, because we need to think about that. That was for me also a priority that they could feel in a way at home, not travelling much […]
Read moreParis Olympics fans make huge cutouts of their favorite athletes' heads
The heads are not just the enthusiastic props of super-supportive fans… If you see a huge head of a French sports person floating in the crowd at the Paris Olympics, fear not: your eyes do not deceive you. Spectators have been holding these cut-outs as they watch. We explain why and how it is not […]
Read moreGovernment urges sporting bodies to calm tensions
"I am pretty confident football clubs, rugby clubs, and other big sporting institutions do not want to have people who have caused such violence and disorder in their communities on their stands at the weekend. I'm sure the secretary of state for culture, media and sport will be talking to those bodies about this." Policing […]
Read moreOlympians and fans invited to experience “Games Wide Open” at celebrations in heart of the city
Tens of thousands of fans have been celebrating with medal-winning athletes at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, soaking up the electric atmosphere in the Champions Park, a unique and free-to-access venue with a stunning outlook onto the Eiffel Tower. Since opening, the Champions Park has welcomed more than 77,000 visitors so far, who have come […]
Read moreIce vests and fans as heat affects Paris Olympics
Signs at venues encouraged spectators to wear hats, stay hydrated and apply sunscreen. Athletes wore ice vests and spectators carried hand fans as a heatwave hit the Olympic Games. Temperatures are expected to reach 35C with a heat warning issued for Paris and the surrounding areas. A yellow alert - the second of the four […]
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