The Lionel Messi theme park planned in the Chinese city of Nanjing is set to open in 2020, the head of the company handling the ambitious project has revealed this week.
Dubbed the 'Messi Experience Park' (MEP), it was originally supposed to be a museum, rivalling the one dedicated to Cristiano Ronaldo on his home island of Madeira. But the 'MEP' is now set to be much more than that, with far greater levels of visitor engagement.
"It will be a tribute to football, not a space for self promotion," David Xirau of Mediapro Exhibitions is quoted as saying by Goal.