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Former Champions League club to be kicked out of World Cup 2030 venue and forced into athletics stadium with one stand
MALAGA have been forced to move to an athletics stadium with only one stand that can't host HALF of the club's original capacity.
The Spanish outfit will have to leave their home of 84 years at Rosaleda in 2026 to spend at least the next two seasons at Estadio Ciudad de Malaga.
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Malaga have been forced to move to an athletics stadium
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Malaga will have to spend at least the next two seasons away from Rosaleda
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The Rosaleda will undergo a redevelopment project ahead of the 2030 World Cup
That is because the team's stadium will undergo a redevelopment project worth £222million ahead of the 2030 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by
The Rosaleda can hold up to 30,000 fans but Malaga's new temporary accommodation can only host a maximum of 12,500.
In fact, the venue currently has a seating capacity of 7,500 but reports suggest another 5,000 seats will be added.
The club were initially hoping for an expansion that would have allowed 27,000 seats.
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However, the city didn't approve that redevelopment as there is a busy road leading to the port that runs just next to the stadium.
That led to a furious reaction from Malaga fans with associations issuing a joint statement against the decision.
The supporters accused the city as well as the Andalusian and Spanish government of
"empty promises, projects without a timetable and propaganda slogans"
The fans were mainly up in arms regarding the
lack of progress in
the project to redevelop Rosaleda as there is no set timetable regarding the works' completion.
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A statement read: "
Behind this paralysis there seem to be political and economic interests that, instead of protecting the club's heritage and future, seek to make it cease to exist
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We demand that you GUARANTEE us a minimum of 23,000 seats at any time of redevelopment
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Malaga are one of Spain's most esteemed clubs where a number of notable players have competed in the past, such as Isco, Santi Cazorla and
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The club has also left its mark in Europe having made it to the quarter-finals of the Champions League back in 2013, that was 10 years after making it this far in the Europa League.
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Malaga are furious with the ongoing situation
