One independent group which had been active in NFL exhibition promotions in Atlanta applied for franchises in both the American Football League and the NFL, acting entirely on its own with no guarantee of stadium rights.

In September 2011, it was announced that the new president, Thomas DiBenedetto, had reached an agreement with the mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, to have the new stadium completed by 2016.

In a memorable moment during the expansion announcement conference, Richardson spoke directly into the camera to thank the 40, 000 people who had purchased the PSLs and allowing the stadium to be built without a burden to the taxpayers.

A court case followed in January 1905, as a result of which Archibald Leitch, a Scottish architect who had risen to prominence after his building of the Ibrox Stadium, a few years earlier, was hired to work on the stadium.

Making the most of the cavernous stadium, Veeck had a portable center field fence installed, which he could move in or out depending on how the distance favored the Indians against their opponents in a given series.

Throughout the 1980s, the Indians ' owners had pushed for a new stadium.

The team had new ownership and a new stadium on the way.

The large East Terrace had been closed down by the authorities after the Bradford City stadium fire and the ground's owner wanted to use part of the site for housing.

The rules committee considered widening the playing field to " open up " the game, but Harvard Stadium ( the first large permanent football stadium ) had recently been built at great expense ; it would be rendered useless by a wider field.

After a long-running legal battle, Bates reunited the stadium freehold with the club in 1992 by doing a deal with the banks of the property developers, who had been bankrupted by a market crash.

To begin with, England had no permanent home stadium.

During this time, England played at a number of different venues across the country, though by the time of the 2006 World Cup qualifiers this had largely settled down to having Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium as the primary venue, with Newcastle United's St. James ' Park used on occasions where Old Trafford was unavailable.

ELO had become successful in the United States at this point and the group was a star attraction on the stadium and arena circuit, as well as regularly appearing on The Midnight Special ( 1973, 1975, 1976 & 1977 ) more than any other band in that show's history with four appearances.

The only seasons in recent times when this pattern was not followed were 1999 – 2000, when most rounds were played a few weeks earlier than normal as an experiment, and 2010 – 2011 when the FA Cup Final was played before the Premier League season had finished, in order to allow the stadium to be ready for the UEFA Champions League final.

By early 1984, after the Colts ' lease on the dilapidated 64, 124 seat Memorial Stadium had expired, Irsay wanted the city of Baltimore to upgrade the stadium or build a new one.

Many of these fans had watched the game on the stadium JumboTron displays and had stayed into the early hours of the morning when the team arrived.

Originally the Arms Park had a cricket ground to the north and a rugby union stadium to the south.

By 1969, the cricket ground had been demolished to make way for the present day rugby ground to the north and a second rugby stadium to the south, called the National Stadium.

In 1997, just thirteen years after the National Stadium had opened, it was considered too small and did not have the facilities required of the time and it was demolished and a new stadium, the Millennium Stadium, was built in its place ( completed to a north-south alignment and opened in June 1999 ).

Within four years, the stadium had cover on all four sides, as well as the ability to hold approximately 50, 000 spectators, some of whom could watch from the viewing gallery atop the Main Stand.

Commissioner Bud Selig, who earlier had threatened to disband the team, observed that without the new stadium the Twins could not have committed to sign their star player, catcher Joe Mauer, to an unprecedented 8-year, $ 184 million contract extension.

The Patriots ' time in the AFL saw them struggle most years as they never had a regular home stadium.

Owner Harry Wismer sought out a place for the team to play their home games but was only able to secure the dilapidated Polo Grounds, which had not had a major tenant since the New York Giants vacated the stadium in 1957.

In 2008, the club played a regular season home game against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the stadium to accommodate the large crowd expected for David Beckham's Galaxy debut.

The Jets ' first regular season home game at the new stadium was held on September 13, 2010 and was shown nationwide on Monday Night Football.

The stadium hosted 6, 581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history.

But the league still was snake-bit, as although the original plan called for a July 5 preseason opener and August 2 regular season openers, the regular season had to open a week earlier, with a single game on Saturday, July 26, due to a stadium conflict.

The Cardinals ' first regular season game in the stadium was a 17-14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in a Monday Night Football game on September 12, 1988.

Besides being the regular season home of the Massillon Tiger Football team, the stadium hosts numerous Ohio High School Athletic Association state football playoff games as well as divisional championship games.

Though the venue was not traditionally a regular host of rugby union matches, England played a friendly against Canada on 17 October 1992, as their regular home stadium at Twickenham was undergoing redevelopment.

In addition to three levels of regular seating, the stadium also features a lawn seating area known as " Applebee's Home Run Hill.

The stadium was completed two months late, having been planned to open for the first regular season Toronto Blue Jays game.

The first Sounders FC regular season match was at the stadium on March 19, 2009.

He also took a hands-on approach, becoming a regular attendee of the team's home games and periodically leaving his owner's box during games to mingle with fans in the regular stadium seating areas and concourses.

The 1999 World Indoor 400m Champion Jamie Baulch also used the stadium as a regular training track under a different coach.

Due to the installation of a retractable roof at BC Place, the Lions played at a temporary stadium located at Empire Field for the 2010 season and for the first five regular season games of the 2011 season.

" City officials, however, promised that the stadium would be suitable for play when the regular season started.

The stadium hosted its first regular season NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans on September 8, 2002.

The Dragons called the stadium home for the 2008 season while their regular Sydney-based home ground at Kogarah, WIN Jubilee Oval, was reconfigured.

In 1966, the AFL expansion Miami Dolphins played their first ever regular season game in the stadium on September 2.

The stadium also is also a regular site for outdoor concerts due to the permanent stage in the north end zone.

Crew stadium is a regular site for OHSAA state championship tournaments in both American football and soccer.

From time to time, not in a regular basis, Glay holds an exposition and a concert called " Glay Expo ", which is always expensively produced and lures greater audiences than their normal stadium concerts.