How the Standard de Liège stadium almost got renamed… “Alibaba” stadium

This October 19, it has been six months since 777 Partners, third of five possible choices for Bruno Venanzi, took over Standard. On the occasion of this “anniversary”, we reveal to you behind the scenes of this takeover of American society and of this first semester at the head of the club. From negotiations with Russian investors, in particular, to discussions around the stadium.

And it is in this context that we learn surprising information. Under the Venanzi era, the Sclessin stadium, officially “Maurice Dufrasne stadium”, could have changed its name since we are told of an interest from Baloise and, above all, a promise from Alibaba to the tune of 2, 5 million per year for the “naming” of the stadium…