Real Madrid are planning a $1bn ‘football island’ holiday resort in the United Arab Emirates that is due to open in January 2015. The Real Madrid Resort Island will be supported by the government of the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah. The island will include luxury hotels, a club museum and a futuristic 10,000-seat stadium with one side open to the sea.
Real Madrid are planning a $1bn ‘football island’ holiday resort in the United Arab Emirates that is due to open in January 2015. The Real Madrid Resort Island will be supported by the government of the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah. The island will include luxury hotels, a club museum and a futuristic 10,000-seat stadium with one side open to the sea.
The facility is expected to attract around one million visitors a year. The club see the resort as a way of strengthening their presence in the Middle East and Asia. Real Madrid estimate that more than half their estimated 300 million followers are based in Asia. The artificial island will be equidistant between Europe and the Far East.