Dubai Super Cup lines up top clubs

LIVERPOOL, ARSENAL, LYON AND MILAN TO PLAY AT AL NASR CLUB

EThe matches will be held on December 8, 11, 13 and 16, the off days of the World Cup. The teams will use the break as a winter training camp.

urope’s four top teams will be in action in the inaugural Dubai Super Cup at Al Maktoum Stadium in Al Nasr Sports Club on December 8-16.

Six-time European Champions League winners Liverpool, 14-time FA Cup winners Arsenal, seven-time European Champions Leagues winners AC Milan and Olympique Lyonnais, eight-time French Cup winners, will use the break as a winter training camp in preparation for the season’s completion after the World Cup.

As football fever grips the world, these matches are set to be held on December 8, 11, 13 and 16, the off days of the World Cup, and they are officially sanctioned matches by Fifa, Uefa and the Asian Football Federation.

Spectacle for fans

The Dubai Super Cup is slated to attract a large number of fans as it brings together popular teams catering to a wide audience and a distinctive style of play.

The Dubai Super Cup is being held under the patronage of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai.

A promising start

Marking the occasion, Saeed Hareb, Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council, said: “We hope that it will be a mainstay in the winter sports scene. It contributes to consolidating Dubai’s position as a globally preferred destination for major teams during the winter period for training, competitive matches and preparations for the remainder of the season and European tournaments.”

Marwan Bin Ghalita, Chairman of Al Nasr Sports Club, added: “We are proud that the matches of this tournament will be held at Al Maktoum Stadium in Al Nasr Club, an architectural masterpiece well-qualified to host matches of this magnitude for popular teams.”