Sneijder excited about Dublin Super Cup

Credit:

Wesley Sneijder looks forward to entertaining fans at the Dublin Super Cup Inter Milan and Holland star Wesley Sneijder has spoken about his excitement about playing in the Dublin Super Cup this summer. The new pre-season tournament that will see Snejider and his Inter Milan team mates compete against Manchester City, Celtic and a team made of the best players from Ireland’s domestic league.

Are you looking forward to playing in the Dublin Super Cup?
“Yes of course. I think to have an opportunity to play against the big teams that are going to be there is always nice and of course a tournament is always nice to win. It’s always nice to win prizes like we did last year, even if it is just a tournament. We still want to win it of course.”

The fans in Ireland are very passionate and they love their football, with that in mind would it be good to play in front of these type of fans?
“Of course I know the fans in Ireland love their football. I am looking forward to playing there because the country is so passionate about football and like I said before it will be nice to play there.”

How important is it to play the big teams in pre-season ahead of the start of the season, is it important?
“It is always important. To start directly against big teams is better for everybody, to improve yourself. It will be hard. It will be hot in Dublin this time, during the tournament and I suppose it will not rain, but it will be great to play against big teams especially in pre-season.”

“Wesley Sneijder will be appearing at the Dublin Super Cup, a new annual pre-season tournament that will be hosted at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on July 30th and 31st. Early bird tickets are now on sale until 31st March, giving fans a €5 discount on category A, B and C tickets bought for a single day. Please visit www.dublinsupercup.com or ring Ticketmaster on 0818 719391 to get yours.”