Pedro Proença highlights the iconic and technologically advanced Arena Liga Portugal.

On February 22, 2022, the first stone was laid on Padre Diamantino Gomes Street in the Ramalde parish of Porto for what will be the future home of professional football. After about a year and two months, the president of the Portuguese League and the Executive Board visited the site to observe the progress of the work.

"This building is absolutely iconic and will bring something unique to this city. It will be very fan-oriented and a work that breathes football, with a unique football dimension," began Pedro Proença, highlighting that it is an "ecologically innovative building equipped with cutting-edge technology." In summary, "it will be an iconic work for the city of Porto."

When asked about the first time he envisioned this project, the president of the Portuguese League went back in time. "Four years ago, we realized the insufficiency of the current space of the Portuguese League, and given the entire solidification process, there was a need for a larger headquarters. Either we could put more dimension in the current one, or we would embark on a much more ambitious project," said Pedro Proença.

"At the time, there was a brainstorming discussion, and I remember thinking that we really had to make this happen. I mentioned that I had a new name for the building, it would be called Arena Liga Portugal. And that's where we started on the path that is now well underway, in an infrastructure that will qualify the League with a set of previously unthinkable features," he added.