EuroLeague Basketball, the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism and Etihad Arena have signed an agreement to bring the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for the first time ever. The agreement, brokered by the league’s strategic partner IMG, marks a historic expansion of EuroLeague basketball into new global markets. The games will be played at the state-of-the-art 12,000-seat Etihad Arena.<\/p>\n
Bodiroga’s words<\/strong>: “I would like to thank the city of Abu Dhabi for their confidence in Euroleague Basketball. Bringing the Final Four to Abu Dhabi is an ambitious project and a great opportunity to showcase the Euroleague atmosphere to a new and diverse audience. At the same time, this partnership guarantees our loyal fans a new experience in one of the most modern and tourist-friendly cities in the world. Together, we will deliver another high-level event that will elevate the EuroLeague to new heights.<\/p>\n Paulius Motiejunas’ words<\/strong>: “This agreement is a milestone for EuroLeague and an important step in our global growth strategy. By partnering with Abu Dhabi, we are bringing our most iconic event to a dynamic new environment that offers world-class facilities and the passion to host major international sporting events.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a historic turn for the EuroLeague, which will host the 2025 Final Four in Abu Dhabi, the deal is now official.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":174,"featured_media":425735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[199],"tags":[],"rumors":[],"typology":[],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-425736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-euroleague"],"yoast_head":"\n