{"id":39108,"date":"2021-06-09T12:49:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T08:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=39108"},"modified":"2021-06-09T12:49:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T08:49:42","slug":"footlab-the-worlds-first-indoor-football-entertainment-and-performance-park-opens-its-doors-at-isd-dubai-sports-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/footlab-the-worlds-first-indoor-football-entertainment-and-performance-park-opens-its-doors-at-isd-dubai-sports-city\/","title":{"rendered":"FOOTLAB, The World&#8217;s First Indoor Football, Entertainment And Performance Park, Opens Its Doors At ISD Dubai Sports City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOOTLAB Dubai, the world\u2019s first indoor football, entertainment and performance park, was officially inaugurated last night at aGrand Opening event at ISD Dubai Sports Citywith Portuguese football legend Rui Costa, Dubai Sports Council Assistant Secretary General Nasser Aman Al Rahma, Dubai Sports City President Khaled Zarooni, Ahmed Al Khaja, CEO, Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) and Hussein Murad, CEO of ISD and Managing Director of FOOTLAB Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Opening was attended by senior governmentofficials and business leaders, UAE football clubs directors,executives from FOOTLAB\u2019s partners,Adidas and LG, distinguished guestsand members of the media.<\/p>\n<p>In its first international location outside of Europe, FOOTLAB Dubai offers a brand-new, fully immersive, tech powered football experience for football fans of all ages and the whole community.<\/p>\n<p>Founded by football legend Rui Costa, FOOTLAB will elevate the level of football in the UAE with non-stop, cutting-edge, supercharged action and skills developments for football enthusiasts and athletes alike.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, Rui Costa, said: \u201cI am very happy to be here in Dubai, in a city that shares my love and passion for football. Dubai is the ideal venue for our first international FOOTLAB. Football is my life and FOOTLABreflects my vision to bring a one-of-a-kind football experience to all football fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hussein Murad, Managing Director of FOOTLAB Dubai, said: \u201cFOOTLAB is Dubai\u2019s new entertainment destination, where all football fans can play, for the first time, likeprofessionals, while having fun. Athletes will also be able to advance their most important football skills, powered by world-unique technology and AI.\u00a0 We invite the whole community and football fans from across the UAE and the region to the ultimate football experience at FOOTLAB, where they can also host their next celebration, and have a great time!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nasser Aman Al Rahma, Dubai Sports Council Assistant Secretary General said: \u201cWe are pleased that Dubai was selected as the first international location for FOOTLAB outside of Portugal. FOOTLAB blends modern technology and artificial intelligence to supportthe development of sports and talents of different ages. FOOTLAB also reinforces Dubai\u2019s role as a sports investments hub aligned with the vision of the wise UAE leadership and the presence of a community of over 200 nationalities comprising football talents, adults and children all looking for an opportunity to develop their football abilities and capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Open to adults, children, teenagers, friends, groups or families, FOOTLAB Dubai is Dubai\u2019s new destination dedicated to the world\u00b4s most popular sport, and offers the ideal performance and training hub, built on the lifetime professional experience of Rui Costa, and powered by innovation and technology from 7Legend.<\/p>\n<p>Set on 2,000 square meters, FOOTLAB Dubai is filled with pure, adrenaline-fueled football action. As soon as they walk down the champions\u2019 tunnel, players step into a whole new world of football, filled with innovative and thrilling football experiences.<\/p>\n<p>While boosting their skills at the Individual state-of-the-art stations,featuring highly interactive test and train challenges, players can also compete with their friends or teams at the exciting Challenge, Street Soccer, Footvolley stations and 5-a-side football pitch, equipped with unique F.A.R technology, and offering real-time stats and standings.<\/p>\n<p>With a dedicated and spacious event area, FOOTLABDubai provides a new, exciting location for private or business events. It\u2019s an ideal venue to celebrate birthdays for the young and the young at heart in true football style that FOOTLAB calls \u201cVictory Parties.\u201d FOOTLABalso delivers an unforgettable experience forteam building, corporate and private events.<\/p>\n<p>FOOTLAB Dubai is centrally located at ISD Dubai Sports City in the heart of new Dubai, within easy access to Dubai\u2019s neighborhoods and provides plenty of free parking.\u00a0 It is open 7 days a week, Sunday-Wednesday 10am-10pm and Thursday-Saturday 10am to 1am.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please call us on +971 4 4481554 or download the FOOTLAB App from the Apple Store or Google Play store.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39109\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5J7A1543-1-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5J7A1543-1-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5J7A1543-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5J7A1543-1-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5J7A1543-1-732x566.jpg 732w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5J7A1543-1-1140x881.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39111\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Webp.net-resizeimage-1-1-1-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Webp.net-resizeimage-1-1-1-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Webp.net-resizeimage-1-1-1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Webp.net-resizeimage-1-1-1-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Webp.net-resizeimage-1-1-1-732x474.jpg 732w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Webp.net-resizeimage-1-1-1-1140x739.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOOTLAB Dubai, the world\u2019s first indoor football, entertainment and performance park, was officially inaugurated last night at aGrand Opening event at ISD Dubai Sports Citywith Portuguese football legend Rui Costa, Dubai Sports Council Assistant Secretary General Nasser Aman Al Rahma, Dubai Sports City President Khaled Zarooni, Ahmed Al Khaja, CEO, Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39108"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39113,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39108\/revisions\/39113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}