USA stadium tour proved to be very inspiring for European clubs & stadiums
Last year, the European Stadium & Safety Management Association organised its first Fan Experience Stadium Tour to the USA from 2 to 7 September. Together with 23 stadium experts, venues in New York and Dallas were visited. In full preparations of the Fan Experience Tour to the West Coast later...
Nice trip to ‘la bella Nizza’ and Allianz Riviera stadium
The last group match between Sweden and Belgium during EURO 2016 was the ideal opportunity to visit the UEFA EURO colleagues in the Allianz Riviera (Nice) and to enjoy the good weather & atmosphere in the city. Fête de la Musique After booking a great Airbnb in the centre...
Bye Bye Lyon
After 6 manic weeks, the EURO 2016 adventure has come to an end… After 6 intense games (4 group stage matches + 1 round of 16 + 1 semi final) and a load of new experiences, it was time to leave the Lyon stadium behind… This UEFA experience brought me a...
BEL vs ITA was the first real test for the Lyon team during the EURO’s
After 3 weeks of training, getting all 59,286 seats ready and trying to know everything about the Lyon stadium, it was finally time for the first real test on June 13th: BEL vs ITA. The first game was a real beauty straight away. Hosting your home country for their first game against...
Arrival in Lyon: time to discover Parc Olympique Lyonnais and the city!
The first few days in Lyon have already flown by. We had some time to discover Parc Olympique Lyonnais and to acclimatise to the life in Lyon, the third biggest city in la douce France. Waking up on a holiday camp site The first morning when I woke up was...
Before heading on to Lyon and the EURO 2016 adventure, we all had two days of intensive training ahead in Stade de France (Paris)…
Before heading on to Lyon and the EURO 2016 adventure, we all had two days of intensive training ahead in Stade de France (Paris), where the opening match of UEFA EURO 2016 will be played as well as the final to see who would earn the precious trophy (Henri Delaunay...
What started out as a hunch for a vacancy during EURO 2016 in France, turned out to be reality…
What started out as a hunch for a vacancy during EURO 2016 in France, turned out to be reality when I was contacted in March to work as Stadium Ticketing Coordinator in Stade de Lyon. At the beginning of this year I encountered some UEFA EURO 2016 vacancies through LinkedIn,...
First blogpost ever: the ESSMA experience
About 2,5 years ago I wrote my first blogpost for ESSMA, the European Stadium & Safety Management Association. It was a testimonial explaining everything about the choice between taking a long vacation after years of studying, or gaining extra working experience during a summer internship…