Marc Anthony Halftime Show at Real Madrid Game

MIAMI, FL — Latin superstar Marc Anthony has been named as the halftime performer of the widely anticipated El Clásico Miami, which pits Real Madrid against FC Barcelona. Anthony was on hand for Wednesday's announcement at the Pérez Art Museum Miami. The July 29 exhibition soccer match at Hard Rock Stadium is one of the hottest tickets in Miami.

"Miami is going to be the epicenter of the planet that night," the superstar said. "What an honor. This is great for Miami. This is great for the organization."

With two months to go before the first-ever match up between the two teams in North America, ticket prices are already closing in on $500. That's just for the cheap seats. The most expensive ticket, according to website StubHub, was selling for $15,600. (Sign up for our free Daily Newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Aventura Patch.)

The most expensive ticket listed on StubHub was for row 1 of Mezanine Suite 27 as of Wednesday night, roughly the same price as some cars.

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The cheapest tickets available as of Wednesday night were located in row 30 of Upper End Zone 303 for $496, and row 1 of Upper Corner 326 PT for $500.

The recently announced board of ambassadors for El Clásico Miami is chaired by Stephen M. Ross and includes Miami area luminaries Flo Rida, Marc Future, Serena Williams, Ray Allen, Chris Bosh, Pau Gasol, Jorge Perez, Jeffrey Soffer, Phil Goldfarb, Jessica Goldman, Brian Goldmeier, Dave Grutman, Rene Kamm, Jesse Manzano, Maverick Carter, Ronnie Fieg, Desmond Howard, Ferran Prieto, Paul Rivera, Matt Higgins, Daniel Sillman, Tom Garfinkel and Dan Marino.

Watch Marc Anthony as he discusses El Clásico Miami:

Photo of Marc Anthony and video courtesy Miami Dolphins