Museum “Legends, the birthplace of football” opens its doors in Madrid | video

Museum ‘Legends, The Home of Football presented by LaLiga’ opened its doors this Thursday at Madrid for those football fans and collectors can enjoy The largest collection of soccer jerseys in the world, more than 600 unique itemswith both clubs and national teams.

🚨 GRAND OPENING JUNE 01!!
⚽The largest and most unique football stadium in the world will open its doors on June 1st.
💯Relive the emotions and passion of football in the most complete experience in the history of football. pic.twitter.com/c6ccwX9LlS

— LEGENDS — Football House (@legends_exp) May 26, 2023

Collecting more than a thousand football memorabilia Is the property Marcelo OrdazArgentine football enthusiast who for over 30 years, acquiring the most valuable jerseys in football history. Of these, a collection of 600 works will be permanently exhibited in Madrid at the largest football jersey museum in the world.

💯At Legends, we take care of every little detail in saving, hosting and displaying all relics.

⚽Meticulous work so that football fans can experience the greatest experience created by this beautiful passion.

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— LEGENDS — Football House (@legends_exp) May 16, 2023

Among the items is a shirt with which Diego Armando Maradona won the World Championship in 1986, which brought Iker Casillas in the final of the World Cup in South Africa or in Pele Santos during the 1962 American Cup. In addition to this, there are figures of players such as Alfredo di Stefano, Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andres Iniesta, Zinedine Zidane or Ronaldinho.

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The 600 relics that will be featured in this collection have been used in matches by the players themselves and are approved as UEFA For FIFA. The works correspond to all kinds of international competitions, such as World Cup, Eurocup, America’s Cup, UEFA Champions League, Cup Libertadores, Olympic Games, Intercontinental Cup, Club World Cup, UEFA Europa League, women’s football and each of the major legends and national leagues such as La Liga and others.

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“Legends, the birthplace of football, represented by La Liga” This immersive Museum, in which, with the help of technology (images, videos and even 4D movies), the user can get even more pleasure from the T-shirts that have left their mark on the history of football. The route set in an area of ​​4200 square meters, placed in different rooms seven floors, each dedicated to a specific theme.

A preview of the dream theater that will become a museum @legends_exp in the Puerta del Sol in Madrid. Opening May 27th. I never thought I would see something like this, heaven for football lovers. Throw… pic.twitter.com/9nTgCIcIdC

— Julio Maldonado (@MundoMaldini) May 13, 2023

The exhibition, which is in Madrid thanks to the society that formed the “Legends” with La Ligawhose goal is to transform Madrid in the world capital of football”, according to M.Arcelo Ordaz. To this end, the “Legends” are supported by a body chaired by Javier Tebes as a main partner, which “tipped the scales in favor of establishing the museum in Spain and not anywhere else in the world,” said Ordaz.

And that’s what European cities love London, Rome or Paris they also unsuccessfully wanted to house the collection. The partnership between La Liga and the Legends that began with a visit Oscar MayoCEO of La Liga to the private museum of Marcelo Ordaz in Argentina and that a few years later culminated in the opening of this museum.

May said about it:

At La Liga, we are proud to be part of the Legends project, which represents the world of football before and after. We have managed to preserve its history and make it available to the public, and we are going to continue to work in this direction so that there are more and more relics in this space.

The site is located at Carrera de San Jerónimo, 2, in the heart of the Puerta del Sol in Madrid. and its 4200 m2 include “Metaverse of the play zone”, a football shop, a “4D cinema”, augmented reality robot games, and a room called “Football Art” where visitors can enjoy digital, technological and modern projections moving immersive experience. The building is topped by a restaurant “La Liga Twenty-Nine” located on the roof, with a privileged view of the Solar Gate.

(According to information from Europe Press)