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Atletico’s Wanda stadium

ATLETICO Madrid’s new stadium will be called Wanda Metropolitano after China’s Wanda Group, a 20 percent shareholder in the Spanish giant, won the naming rights, Atletico president Enrique Cerezo said yesterday.

Wanda acquired the 20 percent stake in the UEFA Champions League finalist for 44.98 million euros in April 2015, as Chinese firms and businessmen plough cash into some of European football’s biggest clubs. Atletico plans to move into the new ground on the northeast side of Madrid from next season after 50 years at the Vicente Calderon. Prior to moving to the Calderon, Atletico played in the Metropolitano stadium between 1923 and 1966. The Wanda Metropolitano is a refurbishment of the La Peineta Stadium. It will hold 67,000 spectators.




 

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