Grand opening FIFPro House

There were approximately 300 guests present to witness the opening of FIFPro House. Among them were many officials and footballers from Ajax and Feyenoord Football Clubs. The reception took place in a huge football tent especially placed on the adjacent car park for the event. A sound and film show which portrayed various football images, the actual construction of the office as well as the message of fair-play was projected on the inner walls of the tent and to cap this the tent canvas was partially pulled away to reveal FIFPro’s new office. The guests were then directed into the office where the festivities continued. Following the speeches by Theo van Seggelen, Secretary General of FIFPro, Coert Zachariasse on behalf of Park 20|20 CV and Alderman Bezuijen, the Ivory Coast striker, Didier Drogba from the club Galatasaray, and President of the African branch, shot a ball through a giant screen in FIFPro House to officially mark the kick-off.

The opening closed with a show of 2 drummers suspended on moving wires while beating their drums and the guests were invited to view the rest of the building.