The Real Madrid faithful and all football fans alike will have the opportunity to bid a final farewell to Alfredo di Stéfano, one of the greatest players of all time, who will lie in repose in a chapel of rest set up in the presidential box at the Bernabéu from 10:30 on Tuesday.
Florentino Pérez said: "This stage was his factory, his home and his sacred ground. It is here we will pay him the tribute he deserves".
Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano, regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, died on monday.
The 88-year-old suffered a heart attack on Saturday and had been in an induced coma in Madrid's Gregorio Maranon hospital.
The forward won five straight European Cups, scoring in each final between 1956 and 1960.
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson told BBC Radio 5 live Di Stefano was "without question in that group of great, great players".
He recalled Di Stefano's "wonderful balance and poise" when he watched him at Hampden Park in the 1960 European Cup final.
"In the semi-final, Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers and we looked upon Eintracht as almost certain to win the cup - but Real Madrid were a special team," he said.
"I had the pleasure as a young man of being influenced by the great Real Madrid and Di Stefano. His head was up all the time. He was such a fantastic footballer.
"For Real Madrid, it is a terrible loss because his presence was always there."
Sir Bobby Charlton, who played against him for Manchester United, said Di Stefano was one of the best players he ever saw.
"The footballing world has lost a great player and a great man," Charlton, a director at United, said.
"I have many fond memories of my time with Alfredo and feel privileged to be able to call him a good friend."
Uefa president Michel Platini said Di Stefano had helped revolutionise football. "He won everyone's hearts with his brilliance as part of the legendary Real Madrid team. Together with his gifted teammates, he helped invent modern football. He embodied all that is magical about football."
Brazil legend Pele added: "He was a trailblazer, and most of all, he was a legend of the game. God rest his soul."
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