AjcW Posted 23 March 2012 Posted 23 March 2012 Real Estate: Club To Build $1bn Holiday Island Last Updated 13:59 23/03/2012 Top European football club Real Madrid has unveiled plans to spend $1bn (£630m) to build a lavish resort island in the United Arab Emirates, complete with luxury hotels, marina and amusement park. The opulent resort on the artificial island of Al Marjan also will house a 10,000-seat stadium, half of which will be open to the sea, as well as sports facilities, a club museum and a residential area. Joined by Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, club legend and now director Zinedine Zidane, and a host of first team players, Real president Florentino Perez revealed his computer-generated vision for the island. "The sports world and Real Madrid again demonstrate that the borders do not exist and that football is a fantastic tool to unite people," Mr Perez said. "This is a decisive and strategic step that will enhance the strength of this institution in the Middle East and Asia, a key region in which the passion for this club has been apparent." The project may be seen as unusual for a football club but if successful it may set a trend across the industry as clubs try to find new ways to make money. Manchester United, for example, has a range of branded restaurants across Asia. "We adhere our name and potential to a unique location, a strategic meeting place and a project of unprecedented dimension located less than four hours away by flight of 2,000 million people," Mr Perez added. The club will open the 50-hectare resort in January 2015.
NeilyBoy Posted 23 March 2012 Posted 23 March 2012 Can you link the article so we can see these computer generated images?
jonthefox Posted 23 March 2012 Posted 23 March 2012 wow. Real madrid are just a money making machine.
NeilyBoy Posted 23 March 2012 Posted 23 March 2012 That is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen. I'mm sure it'll be a huge success.
ScouseFox Posted 23 March 2012 Posted 23 March 2012 Surely I can't be the only one who can see a slight issue with a football pitch that is "open to the sea"? What if someone slices a clearance?
Guest shearfox Posted 23 March 2012 Posted 23 March 2012 Surely I can't be the only one who can see a slight issue with a football pitch that is "open to the sea"? What if someone slices a clearance? The Spanish couldn't contemplate that happening.
AyewJoking Posted 23 March 2012 Posted 23 March 2012 then they lose a ball that costs...............................................
ScouseFox Posted 23 March 2012 Posted 23 March 2012 Clearly cost isn't an issue, just seems a bit pointless having the ball constantly land in the actual sea. Looks nice though.
HEGGSY Posted 23 March 2012 Posted 23 March 2012 The large area on the right hand side looks like some botched attempt of the Madrid badge on the sea.
NeilyBoy Posted 24 March 2012 Posted 24 March 2012 The large area on the right hand side looks like some botched attempt of the Madrid badge on the sea. It's so badly done I didn't even notice it. And that's just in the graphical mock-up...
Finnegan Posted 24 March 2012 Posted 24 March 2012 Massively in debt and in a country with fast depleting wealth. Surely never really going to happen?
Itsthejoeker Posted 24 March 2012 Posted 24 March 2012 Surely I can't be the only one who can see a slight issue with a football pitch that is "open to the sea"? What if someone slices a clearance? Man in a boat like they had at Forest?
Zingari Posted 24 March 2012 Posted 24 March 2012 the master plan looks like a psychedelic cockerel to me
Webbo Posted 24 March 2012 Posted 24 March 2012 There was a rumour that Man City had built an island out there but apparently it was just Michael Johnson doing the backstroke.
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