Russia: Kaliningrad stadium surrounded by cavitiesĪsphalt rolling into waves, pavement holes a meter deep, sewers and drainage not working and all of that blamed on.But for Kaliningrad survival wouldn't be possible if not for federal support, which accounts for 90% of the budget. Since 2019 the World Cup stadiums are transferred from federal to regional management. Russia: Kaliningrad out of the red only thanks to federal support.This prompted the stadium operator to invite them inside what is a 16-hectare perimeter of the World Cup venue. With better weather, residents took to the Pregolya riverside promenade in Kaliningrad. Russia: Kaliningrad stadium surroundings to open up to the community.
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But as of yesterday the team is no longer professional and the stadium has no long-term tenant to hold on to. With a World Cup stadium, FK Mordovia was supposed to be a new powerhouse, making the Republic of Mordovia proud. Russia: Mordovia Arena still stands but FK Mordovia are out.And now it turns out the fire safety system hasn't been operational since before the 2018 World Cup! It was serviced manually during the FIFA tournament. Main engineer of the stadium arrested over supposed corruption just a week ago. Russia: Scandals surrounding Nizhny Novgorod stadium.Stadium operator is trying to downplay the problem but it might end up being catastrophic. The noise was reportedly so loud that employees feared the roof was falling onto them. Russia: Scandal in Samara, dome bursting.