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Dubai Sports City is a destination of enduring spirit and passion, a place whose heart and soul is expressed in rich iconography, timeless rituals and modern heroes.
A place where sport is life, champions live, and legends are made. With over 50 million square feet of sporting venues, academies, exceptional homes, cultural activities and retail opportunities.
Dubai Sports City is inspired by the greatest cities in the world, but at its heart beats the very essence of sport.
Dubai Sports City is the world's first purpose-built sports city. Set on 50 million square feet of land within the Dubailand development, Dubai Sports City will feature four magnificent stadia: a 60,000 seat multi-purpose outdoor stadium, a 25,000 capacity cricket stadium, a 10,000 seat multi-purpose indoor arena, and a field hockey venue for 5,000 spectators.
The state-of-the-art venues at the heart of Dubai Sports City will form a new international arena for world-class competition. The venues, each built to the specifications of the global governing bodies for the relevant sports, will host major events in football, cricket, rugby, golf, field hockey, tennis and other sports.
The Manchester United Training Academy
The Manchester United Soccer Schools programme in Dubai was launched in November 2005 by the manager of Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson. With over 550 children aged from 7 to 16 attending the initial courses, the programme has got off to a fantastic start.
"Manchester United Soccer Schools present individuals and teams with the opportunity to live their dream and experience at first hand the magic of Manchester United! You can too. So either come with a friend or meet new friends there and have fun learning new techniques and skills at our new soccer school in Dubai." - Sir Alex Ferguson
ICC Global Cricket Academy
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has permanently moved its headquarters from London to Dubai Sports City, making this the new global centre for the sport. Dubai Sports City will also host the first ICC Global Cricket Academy, offering a synergy of skills and facilities that will allow cricket players at all levels to develop and hone their skills.
Victory Heights
Dubai Sports City will be the venue for Ernie Els' first golf course design in the Middle East: an 18-hole championship course named The Dunes which will be the centre piece of a luxury golf residential community called Victory Heights.