Plans to redevelop the Olympic Stadium in Sydney could be revealed to fans in the next five weeks after operators received submissions from construction firms.

Operators ANZ Stadium said on Thursday that submissions had been sent in by construction giants Brookfield Multiplex and Laing O’Rourke, medic who are bidding for the right to upgrade the arena and the surrounding area.

It is believed the work will cost AU$250m and that the redevelopment could start in 2015.

“The design concepts we have seen at this point from both consortiums are exceptional and will provide Sydney with one of the greatest multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadiums in the world,” Daryl Kerry, Stadium Australia Operations managing director, said in a statement.

“Stadium Australia Operations hopes to be in a position, within the next five weeks, to release at least some of the design concepts for the redevelopment, which should generate a lot of excitement.”

Liverpool Football Club are to introduce a new six-tier ticket structure in the 2013-14 season, to provide a more accurate price for the seat, location and pitch view.

The move will see some prices reduced, whilst the Kop end will remain the same or be reduced as well.

Ticket prices for juniors will be available from £5 for some League games, after the club trialed this approach in cup games.

Liverpool are trying to attract more children and younger fans and the family area at Anfield saw ticket prices for fans under 16 reduced by 30%.

Ian Ayre, Liverpool Managing Director, said: “Over the past two years, the club has given careful consideration to ticket prices and pricing structures in consultation with the Supporters Committee.

“Following last year’s price freeze, this year we have reviewed our overall stadium pricing structure and, similar to many other Premier League clubs, from next season we will also be introducing a multiple-tier pricing structure which will more accurately reflect seat location and view.  This new approach to ticket price points at Anfield will see all Kop tickets reduce or remain flat in price for the second year in succession.”

He added: “As part of our planned approach to making Anfield more accessible to families, earlier this season we invested over £1million in a new Family Zone area and Family Park at Anfield.  These areas were designed to keep junior Reds entertained before and after the match and it’s great to see so many kids enjoying the new spaces we have created for them.

“We will be introducing a number of junior ticket price points to make Anfield more affordable for families including a new low £5 children’s ticket for selected Premier League games.  We hope that by reducing junior pricing and making more tickets available, we’ll see even more of our youngest fans at Anfield.”

Away tickets will also be reduced or remain the same for the majority of games.

Red Bull has agreed to acquire the home stadium of its German Bundesliga football club RB Leipzig in a deal that is set to see the energy drinks giant redevelop the facility instead of pursuing a new stadium.

Red Bull has agreed the deal with the Red Bull Arena’s owner and operator Michael Kölmel, hospital with the acquisition subject to approval from the City of Leipzig and other local authorities. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the LVZ.de website said the purchase price is around €70m ($75m).

The former Zentralstadion was redeveloped at a cost of €116m for Germany’s staging of the 2006 Fifa World Cup. LVZ.de said Red Bull will invest around €40m in a new redevelopment project that will boost capacity by around 14,000 to 57,000 seats. Work is scheduled to begin in 2018.

RB Leipzig had been targeting a new 60,000-seat stadium in the north of the city, but will now commit its future to its current home. Oliver Mintzlaff, managing director of RB Leipzig, said: “It is special to have an inner city stadium. This is where we have celebrated many emotional football festivals. As far as emotions are concerned, there was no other option.”

RB Leipzig has been the story of the 2016-17 Bundesliga season. Fuelled by the investment of Red Bull, the club has marked its first season in the top division by riding high at the top of the standings. However, Wednesday’s 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich means its rival will finish 2016 three points clear at the top of the table.

Location: London, UK or Homeworking

Closing Date: 2nd January 2016

Overview:

The Football Foundation is the country’s largest sports charity. It funds the improvement of public sports facilities across the country – especially grassroots football facilities – with investment provided by the Premier League, The FA and the Government, via Sport England. The Foundation is responsible for the delivery of over £60m of funding each year, in support of a new ‘National Football Facilities Strategy’, including the exciting Parklife Football Hubs programme. To ensure that the best projects are identified and developed, we’re now seeking a team of ‘Engagement Managers’ to sit with the Grant Management team.

As an Engagement Manager, you will be working within a designated region, and in close liaison with our experienced teams of Technical Project Managers and Grant Managers. You will be making sure that the right projects are identified against ‘Local Plans for Football’, which will have the greatest impact in the areas that really need them. You’ll then work with the key project stakeholders to develop the proposal to the point of submission of an application. This role will require you to use your advanced sports development knowledge, coupled with your astute business planning and negotiation skills, to ensure that projects not only meet the new strategy, but also give the best return on the investment.

Two of the available positions will be funded by the Premier League. These roles will be primarily focussed upon Professional Club Community Foundations/Trusts, and ensuring that a responsive support and advisory service is provided to those seeking to improve existing or develop new facilities to support their development programmes.

This is an exciting opportunity within the Football Foundation to be able to guide and shape facility projects within grassroots football. The successful applicants will be used to managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects working both independently as well as part of a team. They must also be willing to go the extra mile in driving plans forwards to ensure project success. In return, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that you’ve made a difference in the national game.

Successful applicants will be assigned a role with regional coverage, so homeworking will be a key element, unless London based.

To apply, please view the job descriptions and person specifications at http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/about-us/jobs and send your CV and covering letter, stating why you think you would be suitable for the role to jobs@footballfoundation.org.uk.

The Oman Football Association (OFA) and Badr Al Sama’a Group of Hospitals recently renewed their partnership for the 2016/17 Football Season.

Badr Al Sama’a Group of hospitals have had a long relationship with the Oman Football Association and have been an important partner that contributes towards football in Oman.

Over the past few years, ambulance Badr Al Sama’a Group of Hospitals has been key towards ensuring the health and safety of football players from the National Team, try The League level to even the Grassroots Level.

They have contributed significantly to boosting the medical infrastructure around organised football in the Sultanate while also providing extensive health checkups as per FIFA standards to all of Oman’s National Teams to ensure that they are medically fit.

Alister Dsilva, see Head of Marketing at the OFA, spoke about the importance of the partnership as he said this:

“Badr Al Sama’a Group of Hosptals have been longstanding and important partners of the OFA and we are very pleased to have them on board for the 2016/17 Season. It is with their support that we have had the opportunity to significantly improve the health and safety standards in Omani football today. We look forward to working with them for the coming season.”

Mr. Abdul Latheef, Mr.V.T Vinod and Mr.P.A Mohammed, Directors of Badr Al Samaa Group of Hospitals, Also expressed enthusiasm at the renewal of this partnership as they released as joint statement saying:

“Football is the most played sport in Oman and as the leading private healthcare providers in the Sultanate, we wanted to get more involved and contribute to the community. Through this partnership, we want to provide a safe and healthy environment for people to play football all over Oman”

Eleven Sports Network has further expanded its distribution in Singapore by signing an agreement with M1 to make its premium sports content, doctor including live Premier League coverage, decease available to its subscribers.

From 11 August, new and re-contracting M1 fibre customers will have access to the Eleven, Eleven Sports and Eleven Plus channels.

In addition to three live and three delayed Premier League matches per week, M1 subscribers will receive coverage of the Emirates FA Cup, FA Community Shield, English Football League and English Football League Cup over the course of the season.

“We are pleased to expand our ever increasing distribution in Singapore by launching on M1 and bringing our compelling sports content to even more fans,” says Danny Menken, Group Managing Director, Eleven Sports Network. “With top competitions including the Premier League, FA Cup and Serie A, we are sure fans will love kicking off the new football season and following their favourite teams on ELEVEN.”

“M1 continues to champion fibre with the M1 Fibre Sports Bundle, offering the best value for fibre and sports content,” says Mr P. Subramaniam, Chief Marketing Officer, M1. “With the M1 Fibre Sports Bundle, everyone, everywhere can afford to enjoy the passion and excitement of the Premier League and other sports content.”