Masters Football Dubai Cup 2008 Masters Football
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Football Fever will grip Dubai as Masters Football returns to the Aviation Club on Friday October 10th. The Masters Football Cup 2008 will feature last year's Dubai Champions, Liverpool, along with current UK Champions, Rangers, as well as Manchester United and Celtic, making this year's event a real mouthwatering “Battle of Britain” encounter!

Football fans will be treated to an evening of intense rivalry and plenty of goals from football legends including Rush, Barnes, McManaman, Sharpe, Robson, McCoist, and McAvennie to name a few. Pre-Event entertainment will be provided by The Scottish Rockettes Cheerleaders and a Freestyle Football Exhibition.

Tickets, priced at AED 125 for Grandstand Seats and AED 295 for Premium Seats are available now online at www.timeouttickets.com, and via the Ticket Hotline 8004669. Tickets will be made available at the Tennis Stadium Box Office directly after the conclusion of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

The Masters Cup, now in it's seventh year, has become the first small-sided football competition to attract the biggest stars and command consistently high live and television audiences

Masters Cup success spawned the Masters Home Nations competition (between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland) and the Masters European Cup, held for the first time in March 2005

2005 saw Masters go international, with an inaugural trip to Canada. The Canadian Masters was repeated in January 2006

The Facts
  • Most popular indoor football tournament in the world
  • Highest rated indoor sport on the Sky TV network
  • Exclusively endorsed by the Professional Footballers' Association
  • Over 50 million television viewers since 2000
  • The only cross-continent legends tournament in the world
  • Recognised as the Official Seniors' Tour for Football
The Rules
  • 6-a-side football
  • Squads of 10 players
  • Unlimited substitutions
  • No offside
  • Sin bin for minor offences
Format
  • Four teams in a group
  • All four teams play each other once
  • Top two teams go through to final
  • No extra time
  • If scores are level in the final. It goes to penalties
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