Malaga added to UMBRO Galway Cup lineup
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Yet another exciting addition in the already impressive line up at this year’s prestigious Umbro Galway Cup sees Malaga CF sign up, the first ever Spanish team to compete in the soccer tournament.
Hosted in Drom Soccer Park, home to Salthill Devon FC, this year’s tournament will see almost 50 teams from nine countries battle it out in what is expected to be the most exciting competition to date. The thrilling tournament, which has seen many Irish hopefuls go all the way to play at international and professional level, will see 120 matches played across five different sections – the 1995 Cup, 1997 Elite, 1997 Boys, 1999 Boys and 1999 Elite.
The 1997 Boys Elite Competition boasts arguably the most exciting line up in the history of the tournament. With the likes of Manchester City, Republic of Ireland, Dynamo Moscow and now Malaga all battling it out in this league, some exciting and fast paced games are promised throughout the duration of the four day event.
Malaga kicks off their Umbro Galway Cup campaign against Dublin side St. Kevin’s Boys on Wednesday, August 8th at 4.45pm. This is followed by two matches on Thursday against Maccabi Haifa and Manchester City.
Tournament director, Denis Burke, is looking forward to seeing what the Spanish side will bring to the competition.
“The organisers are delighted to welcome Malaga to this year’s tournament. The La Liga academy side will be the first Spanish team to compete in the tournament and will be expected to bring typical Spanish attacking flair to the competition.”
Title sponsors, Umbro, have been accompanied by Failte Ireland, Galway City Council, Supermacs, The Ardilaun Hotel, Smyths, Specsavers, Nivea and Finches as major supporting sponsors for this year’s tournament. With so many teams from all over the world taking part in the 2012 competition, all of those involved are delighted to be sponsoring such an exciting event,
The four day event kicks off on Wednesday, August 8th at 10.40am when the Republic of Ireland take on Aberdeen, and runs until Saturday the 11th of August.
Passes for the Umbro Galway Cup can be purchased on the gate and are priced at €20 for adults and €10 for children. Daily passes are also available and are priced at €6 for adults and €3 for children. For more information on the Umbro Galway Cup, and for a full list of teams competing at the 2012 event, log onto www.galwaycup.com.
Extratime.ie will be at the Tournament and will bring you all the results, news and interviews over the course of the four days.
