Monday 25th April 2011
The youth sides of Juventus and Newcastle will face off in Singapore as they bid to win the 23rd edition of the Lion City Cup.The Lion City Cup has had a long and illustrious history, stretching back some 30 years, and over nine days in June, youth squads from Newcastle United, Everton FC, CR Flamengo and Juventus, as well as the Singapore Under-15 and Under-16 sides, will battle to make their mark in the competition, which has returned after a two-year hiatus.
Six teams were pooled into two groups of three, playing in a round-robin format. At Monday's official draw, representatives from the various local fan clubs expressed their delight in being a part of the historic occasion.
Mr Francisco Zoroastro Campos, President of the FLA-Cingapura, the local fan club for Brazilian club CR Flamengo, said: " It is a real honour and privilege to represent our Under-15 team in this ceremony. We are excited to see our young samba boys play against Singapore's best in June."
On the June 18, Newcastle United will take on the Singapore U-15 squad, while Flamengo will face Everton at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
Juventus, who will be arriving late at the competition because of their league commitments, will face Newcastle on June 20, while the Singapore U-16 youngsters will face Flamengo.
June 22 will see Juventus taking on the host's U-15 side, and Everton against their U-16 youngsters.
R. Sasikumar, Managing Director of The Red Card, organisers of the competition, hinted that a marquee name could be brought in to raise the glamour of the event.
"We've been trying to get a household name in, and we were chasing Ronaldinho previously, but that hasn't worked out", the ex-Singapore national player revealed.
"However, we are hopeful that England legend Peter Beardsley could come with the Newcastle youngsters."
The finals of the 23rd edition of the Lion City Cup will be held on June 26 at the Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore.
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