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EURO 2028 UPDATE: PLANS FOR EVERTON STADIUM EXPANSION TO 62,000 SEATS GAIN MOMENTUM
Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium is a 52,769-seat success! Read about the £40m revenue surge and the 62,000 expansion plans today.
Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium really stands out as one of the best football arenas anywhere, honestly.
Leaving Goodison Park stung, no doubt. But looking at Everton now, it was the right call. The new stadium, with room for 52,000, has completely changed the club’s finances. They’re pulling in about £40 million more each year thanks to bigger crowds and better commercial deals. That’s massive.
Still, after watching the Bournemouth game, I’m not sure they nailed the size. Maybe 5,000 more seats would’ve been spot on. Start talking about 65,000 or more, though, and I think you start losing that ticket buzz in the future.
Anyway, have you noticed how much the place has changed? Most people seem happy with it. The numbers back that up; average attendance jumped from 39,191 to 52,170 this season. That puts Everton right up there with the big clubs in the Premier League. They’re sitting eighth for average attendance, just behind Newcastle and Manchester City.
There’s talk about making Hill Dickinson Stadium even bigger before the Euros in 2028. Everton’s set to host five matches, so there are plans in place to boost capacity up to 62,000. Of course, that all depends on how the team does if they get relegated; those expansion plans probably die on the spot.
Here’s how the top stadiums stack up:
1. Man United, Old Trafford: 74,879 capacity, 73,981 average
2. West Ham, London Stadium: 62,500 capacity, 62,453 average
3. Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: 62,850 capacity, 60,912 average
4. Liverpool, Anfield: 61,276 capacity, 60,393 average
5. Arsenal, Emirates Stadium: 60,704 capacity, 60,213 average
6. Man City, Etihad Stadium: 55,097 capacity, 52,226 average
7. Newcastle, St James’ Park: 52,258 capacity, 52,053 average
8. Everton, Hill Dickinson Stadium: 52,769 capacity, 52,170 average
9. Sunderland, Stadium of Light: 48,707 capacity, 46,247 average
10. Aston Villa, Villa Park: 42,918 capacity, 41,685 average
Everton’s right in the mix, and with the new stadium, they’re not just keeping up; they’re pushing forward.
BARCELONA BACK OUT: PREMIER LEAGUE GIANTS TAKE LEAD IN RUUD NIJSTAD PURSUIT
Ruud Nijstad transfer news: Chelsea, Man City, and Newcastle join the race as Barcelona's €10m deal collapses. Read the latest.
Chelsea, Manchester City, and Newcastle United are all lining up to challenge Barcelona for Ruud Nijstad, one of the most talked-about young defenders in Europe right now.
Nijstad, just 18 and already breaking through at FC Twente, has caught the eye of scouts everywhere. Since making his debut this season, he’s become a hot topic in the recruitment rooms of some of the biggest clubs on the continent.
Barcelona tried to get ahead of the pack. They’ve been in talks for months, hoping to nail down a deal quickly. But here’s the catch: they weren’t willing to pay more than €10 million, at least according to people on the Twente side. And Nijstad himself? He wasn’t sold on the development plan Barcelona pitched. He’s looking for something that’ll really push his career forward, and he didn’t see that in their offer.
That hesitation from Barça has blown the race wide open. Now, more than a dozen clubs are circling. Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, and RB Leipzig have all sent scouts to watch him more than once in the last few weeks.
But honestly, the biggest moves are coming out of England. Chelsea’s owners, BlueCo, and the City Football Group at Manchester City are both working hard to land Nijstad. They’ve got something to offer that stands out: a clear path to the Premier League through their multi-club systems and a long-term plan that’s really attractive to young players. They can actually show Nijstad how he could get from Twente to the biggest stage in English football.
And it’s not just those two. Tottenham, Aston Villa, Brighton, Brentford, and, of course, Newcastle have all been tracking him too, sending scouts over and over to see if his early-season form holds up. So far? The reports have been glowing.
Even though Nijstad only made his senior debut this year, he’s already showing a cool head, smart decision-making, and a maturity you just don’t see often in teenage centre-backs.
Twente have him under contract until 2027 and wants to lock him in for longer. But let’s be real: the biggest clubs in Europe are circling, and now the Premier League giants are getting serious. Twente will fight with their hands to keep one of the Eredivisie’s most promising defenders.
From what we’re hearing, this transfer battle is just getting started. With Barcelona stepping back and England’s heavyweights ramping up, Nijstad’s next stop looks more and more likely to be the Premier League.
REFEREES IN RUINS: WHY ALAN SHEARER THINKS VAR HAS KILLED ON-FIELD DECISION MAKING
Newcastle 3-1 Villa: Read why Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney are furious over the "shambolic" officiating at a VAR-less Villa Park.
Alan Shearer was fuming after a string of questionable calls in Newcastle United’s FA Cup win against Aston Villa, and now a former PGMOL chief has his back. VAR wasn’t in play for any of the fourth-round matches, not even at Premier League grounds, and honestly, you could feel its absence at Villa Park. Newcastle pushed through to round five with a 3-1 win, but the drama around the officiating just wouldn’t quit.
Tammy Abraham’s opening goal for Villa instantly set everyone off. Replays showed he was offside, but the flag stayed down. Then things got messier. Newcastle should’ve had a penalty when Lucas Digne clearly handled the ball in the box, but the referee gave them a free kick instead. Digne also dodged a red card for a nasty high challenge on Jacob Murphy again; the officials let him off easy.
Referee Chris Kavanagh didn’t see Digne’s wild tackle as worthy of a sending off, but Keith Hackett, who used to run the Professional Game Match Officials Board, didn’t hold back. “The challenge by Digne should have received a red card,” he said. “It was clear serious foul play.” Hackett also called out other decisions that went against Newcastle, saying they flat-out got them wrong.
When asked about the missed penalty, Hackett couldn’t hide his frustration. “Oh dear. Referee Chris Kavanagh really should have received appropriate intervention by the assistant to advise that it was in the penalty area,” he told Football Insider.
After the match, Shearer tore into the officiating, especially assistant referee Nick Greenhalgh. “There was maybe a small excuse for the referee to miss that the handball was in the box, and I’m being generous, but there’s no excuse at all for the assistant, who was 10 or 15 yards away,” Shearer said.
He didn’t hold back. “Greenhalgh had an absolute nightmare today. If you ever needed proof of the damage VAR’s done to referees, today’s it. These guys looked terrified to make decisions without their safety net. That’s the damage VAR has done to officials. They’re getting worse, not better. This wasn’t a tough call; it was easy. At this level, you have to give it. There’s no excuse for the assistant not to tell the referee. He got it totally wrong.”
Wayne Rooney, working alongside Shearer for the BBC, was just as angry about the missed penalty. “That decision is one of the worst I’ve ever seen in football,” he said. “Digne was never outside the box; he’s three or four yards inside. The linesman’s right there. You can see exactly where Digne is. The referee blew his whistle and looked like he was listening to someone in his ear, so I’m guessing the linesman made the call, and it’s an absolute shocker.”
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