Villa Park dropped from 2012 roster
Reuters - Monday 10 August 2009, 10:44
Villa Park, home of Premier
League club Aston Villa, has been dropped as one of the
venues for the London 2012 Olympic, organisers said on Monday.
The club was "unable to commit fully to hosting matches"
during the preliminary rounds of the competition as
construction work was planned at the Birmingham-based stadium,
the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) said in a
statement.
The venue has previously staged internationals and
domestic FA Cup semi-finals and has a seating capacity of
around 42,600.
Other grounds scheduled to host games during the Olympics
include Hampden Park in Glasgow, the Millennium Stadium in
Cardiff, Old Trafford in Manchester, St James' Park in
Newcastle and Wembley Stadium in London.