Real Madrid Reveal Plans for $1bn Resort and Theme Park in UAE

Real Madrid have revealed plans to build a $1bn holiday resort in the United Arab Emirates that is due to open in January 2015. Here are some computer generated images showing what it is set to look like.

The resort will be located on the artificial island of Al Marjan in the United Arab Emirates. It will feature sports facilities, a marina, luxury hotels, villas, an amusement park, a club museum and a futuristic 10,000-seat stadium with one side open to the sea. (Handout/AFP/Getty Images)

The $1bn venture is set to be completed by 2015. (Handout/AFP/Getty Images)

A close-up of the marina. (Handout/AFP/Getty Images)

‘It is a decisive and strategic step that will strengthen our institution in the middle east and Asia,’ said Florentino Pérez, the Real president. (Handout/AFP/Getty Images)

Some of the holiday villas. (Handout/AFP/Getty Images)

One of the two luxury hotels and fireworks. (Handout/AFP/Getty Images)