Real Madrid launch Dubai resort

koclokindoblog, 30 maret 2012,

La Liga giants Real Madrid are set to build a billion-dollar island resort complex in the United Arab Emirates.

Real president Florentino Perez and club legend Zinedine Zidane have laid the foundation for the club's expensive development in the Middle East.

Speaking ahead of a ceremony attended by the ruler of emirate Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, Perez said he hoped the Real Madrid Resort Island project would bring fans together from around the globe.

The Spanish club unveiled plans for the Dubai-based complex last week, with the project due for completion by January 2015.

The 500-hectare themed resort aims to attract more than a million visitors a year, and will feature a 10,000-seat stadium with one side open to the sea, luxury hotels and villas, as well as an amusement park with a rollercoaster and a hologram display showing Real Madrid's greatest goals.

"Just a few days ago at the Santiago Bernabeu we saw the exciting links that we have established to make an extraordinary dream possible - a fascinating project that today becomes a reality with the laying of the first stone," Perez said.

"No doubt this will become a meeting point for millions of fans around the world whose passion for Real Madrid is a fundamental aspect of their lives.

"Here we will have an extraordinary stadium, several football fields, a sports clinic, a port for pleasure boats and for other water sports, luxury hotels, a large theme park, villas and a museum where visitors will experience the fascinating history and wonderful present of Real Madrid.

"Real Madrid Resort Island will be a symbol of pride for all our fans. Each visitor will be part of a club which is eternal and never rests in our efforts to realize the dreams of millions of people who share the same passion."

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