(Macao,
October 22, 2008) The Venetian® Macao-Hotel-Resort, Masters Football and Football
Focus, today announced the inaugural Asian Masters Football Tour in December
2008. This event is supported by MSAR Macao Sport Development Board and Macau
Football Association. The tour will begin in Macao
at Cotai Strip® CotaiArena™ on Friday, December 5, 2008, prior to
its next tournament in Kuala Lumpur.
The tour will feature the Masters teams from Manchester United, Arsenal,
Liverpool and an All-Star EPL Team which
promises to be one of the highlights of the Masters season. Each team will
feature ex-professional players from the clubs such as Manchester United and Liverpool. Many of the players have played football at
international level and their names are well known in the United Kingdom, Europe
and countries all over the world. Famous players who will be playing in Macao
include Anders Limpar and Ray Parlour from Arsenal, Andrei Kanchelskis and Lee
Sharpe from Manchester United, as well as Richard Gough, Everton and Jason
McAteer from Liverpool with more players to be announced soon.
Masters Football began in the UK in 2000, and now entering its eighth
year it has grown enormously to become a regular fixture on any football fan’s
calendar. It is an exciting 6-a-side indoor football game that is fast and
furious and full of action. Played in the indoor Cotai Strip®
CotaiArena™, the 4 teams consist of squads of 9 although only 6 players take
the field at any time. The game is played in two 8-minute halves, 11-a-side
rules apply with a few exceptions (i.e. No off-sides, no corners). All on the same night, each team will play
each other in a round-robin event, with the two best sides playing off in the
final.
Since its inception, the Masters Cup has been
played in front of over 1.2 million people, and many more millions have tuned
in to see the action on TV and roar their team on to glory.
The 15,000 seat, Cotai Strip®
CotaiArena™ is a multi-purpose venue that can hold many different kinds of
events. The remarkable events recently held include concerts, basketball games,
tennis match, corporate presentations, banquets and the recent Miss Macao beauty
pageant. CotaiArena™ is fitted with
state-of-the-art equipment to deliver the worlds best acts, sports and
performances.
Tickets are available in three price categories: A
Reserve (MOP$980), B Reserve (MOP$580), and C Reserve (MOP$250) will be on sale
on Friday, October 24, 2008, and can be booked online at www.cotaiticketing.com
and by phone at +853 2882 8818 (Macao) and +852 6333 6660 (Hong Kong), or in
person at Sands Macao Lobby and Cotai Strip® CotaiArena™ Box Office.
In addition to an exciting evening of action
packaged games there will be a Legends Lunch in the Venetian Ballroom. Gold
Corporate table bookings are available that include: A reserve seats, Souvenir
Program and a 3 course meal. Plus 2 legend players will also be seated on every
table. Silver packages are also available. For more details on these unique
package deals please contact: +853-811-81386 or email to corporatesales@venetian.com.mo