Real Madrid planning Disney-style theme park

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Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring against Xerez during their Spanish first division match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, September 20, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Hanna

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring against Xerez during their Spanish first division match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, September 20, 2009.

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MADRID | Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:47pm BST

MADRID (Reuters) - Not content with spending 250 million euros (226 million pounds) on players over the summer, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is now planning to build a Disney-style theme park about the La Liga club.

The park, which would be at Real's training ground out near the Spanish capital's Barajas airport, will "reflect our history, legend and values," Perez said at the club's general assembly on Sunday.

Construction magnate Perez, who returned to the presidency in June after a three-year absence, also told club members he was planning extensive renovations to Real's Bernabeu stadium in central Madrid.

(Reporting by Iain Rogers, editing by Kevin Fylan)

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