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Ryan Dabbs

Real Madrid planning another major Bernabeu upgrade after £1.5bn redevelopment has left it TOO SMALL to host 2030 World Cup final

MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 22: A general view of the inside of the stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD7 match between Real Madrid C.F. and FC Salzburg at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on January 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images).

Real Madrid are looking to upgrade the Bernabeu just a year after work completed on their £1.5bn redevelopment of the stadium, because it is deemed too small to host a World Cup final.

Over the course of five years between 2019 and 2024, the Bernabeu underwent serious redevelopment, with a retractable roof, steel facade added to the exterior, a 360-degree LED scoreboard screen and an underground greenhouse to store the pitch outside of matchdays all part of the project.

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