Atletico Madrid name new stadium Wanda Metropolitano and get a new ‘Captain America’ style club badge as they prepare to leave the Vicente Calderon
ATLETICO MADRID have named their new stadium Wanda Metropolitano – and unveiled a new club badge that some fans are comparing to the shield of movie superhero Captain America.
The La Liga giants will move next season from the Vicente Calderon – home for 50 years – to the 67,000-seat venue.
Atletico de Madrid president, Enrique Cerezo announces the name of their new stadium as the La Liga giants prepare to move in the summerGetty Images
Atletico hope their growing relationship with Chinese property company Dalian Wanda Group will help them weaken the domination in Spain of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
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Wanda first linked with Atletico in January 2015, acquiring 20 per cent of the club and sponsoring the training ground.
Club president Enrique Cerezo said: “I am honoured to say we have reached an agreement with Wanda to name our new stadium.
“They are the best partners on our journey to keep working for a better future.”
Atletico won La Liga in 2014 while their Argentinian coach Diego Simeone has also taken them to two Champions League finals in the past three years.
Atletico reveal their new badge as the step up their links with a Chinese firmGetty ImagesAtletico will be replacing this badge on their shirts from next season
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Now next season their shirt will have a new badge, which some social media users have compared to the emblem for Marvel comic charcter Captain America.
And the name of their new ground relates to the club's first ever stadium, the Metropolitano.
"It awakes a lot of sentiment for everyone who has Atletico in their blood.
"Now soon I will be able to tell my grandfather that I played at the Metropolitano."
Atletico coach Diego Simeone is arguably the main man behind their emergence as a major La Ligsa force in recent yearsGetty ImagesAtletico de Madrid President Enrique Cerezo announces the name of their new stadium Wanda Metropolitano in the presentation at the Vicente CalderonGetty ImagesThe new emblem for Atletico de Madrid in projected in front of guestsGetty Images
Chief executive Miguel Angel Gil Marin said: "We are very excited by this deal.
"Atletico and Wanda are growing global brands that want to keep growing and reach even more places.
"Wanda is a strategic partner and our change in stadium is not an isolated event, it's a step forward to the future."
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