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Originally Posted by Woolley
I hate stadia named after commercial sponsors - Sonora raceway, Emirates Stadium, Reebok Stadium... Meaningless and sycophantic. And when the commercial partner withdraws it gets renamed so no-one knows what or where it is any more.
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I agree with that.
QEII Stadium in Brisbane, which amongst other things hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games, was renamed ANZ Stadium in 1993 through to 2003, when the sponsorship deal ended (known since 2004 as the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre)
In 2008 ANZ then did a deal to take over from Telstra the naming rights of the stadium in Sydney that hosted the 2000 Olympics..... it is now known as ANZ Stadium.... confusion central