Inter Milan, Sport Club Internacional (also known as Inter), and AFC Ajax are among the teams that have been confirmed to compete in the competition.
Football is one of the core sports for Dubai Sports City and executives are eager to provide full support for the pioneering event, which attracted enthusiastic crowds for the inaugural competition earlier this year.
Malcolm Thorpe, Marketing Director, Sports Business, Dubai Sports City, said: "We are delighted to be working with the Mohammed Bin Rashid International Football Championship and look forward to a stimulating competition."
"Dubai Sports City continues to seek out new ways in which we can contribute to the wider sporting culture of the region, and part of our strategy is to actively engage with major events like the Football Championship," he added.
Dubai Sports City is building a strong track record in supporting new soccer and sports events in the United Arab Emirates. It was joint promoter of the Dubai Football Challenge 2007, working with the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) and IEP Sports and Leisure ("The World Series"), and the partnership with The World Series is to be continued through the creation of a series of national team football events.
Malcolm Thorpe explains: "We know from working with The World Series that they are a thoroughly professional outfit and that they are extremely well-connected in the football world. We have been keen to extend our relationship with them and plan to announce further details in due course."
Dubai Sports City is also a main sponsor for the Masters Football Dubai Cup, as well as other major non-football sporting events, including the Dubai Desert Classic.
Among the facilities currently under construction at Dubai Sports City is a 60,000 capacity multi-purpose outdoor stadium, which will host major football events and other sports when it is completed. Dubai Sports City will also be home to Manchester United Soccer Schools, Dubai.
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Dubai Sports City has been announced alongside National Bonds Corporation as a Presenting Sponsor for the next edition of the Mohammed Bin Rashid International Football Championship, which will take place in Dubai in January 2008.
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About Dubai Sports City:Dubai Sports City (DSC), the cornerstone project of Dubailand, is a $3.6bn, 50m square feet mixed-use development which will be the world's first integrated purpose-built sports city.
The development will be built around five major sports venues:
• a 60,000 capacity multi-purpose outdoor stadium for football, rugby, track and field and other sports and non-sports events
• a 10,000 seat multi-purpose indoor arena suitable for all hard court sports as well as concerts and other events and also including a removable ice rink
• a 25,000 capacity cricket stadium, expandable to 30,000, with state-of-the-art facilities for players, match officials, VIPs, spectators and the media
• a 5,000 seat field hockey stadium
• The Dunes, a magnificent 18-hole Championship golf course designed by Ernie Els
In addition to the stadia, Dubai Sports City will feature a series of major sports academy facilities including:
• Dubai Sports City Football Academy, the home of Manchester United Soccer Schools, Dubai
• a David Lloyd Tennis Academy
• a Butch Harmon School of Golf, the first such facility outside the United States
• the International Cricket Council's own ICC Global Cricket Academy
• the WorldHockey Academy, a first of its kind partnership with the International Hockey Federation
• top class multi-sport training facilities including gymnasium and a 50 metre swimming pool
• a world-renowned sports medicine and rehabilitation centre
Designed as a lifestyle development, Dubai Sports City will also feature comprehensive community facilities including:
▪ Next Generation Country Club and spa facility
▪ a large-scale shopping mall
▪ two retail hubs offering up-scale dining and boutique shopping
▪ a range of schools
▪ medical facilities
▪ community centres
▪ hotels
For further media information, contact Mikele Ugarte on +971 4 390 1950.
Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorMonday, October 22 - 2007 at 14:24 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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