Barcelona return to Scotland
Spanish football giants Barcelona return to Scotland for their pre-season training in a repeat of their successful visit in 2007.
As part of the agreement organised by Sports and Events company, Platinum One - winners of the ‘Event Excellence’ award at the Marketing Society’s Marketing Excellence Awards 2008 for last year's visit - FC Barcelona will also play two matches against Scottish Premier League opposition.
On Thursday 24th July at 19:45 they will take on Hibernian FC at Murrayfield Stadium, the home of Scottish Rugby, and will conclude their visit with a match against Dundee United FC at Tannadice on Saturday 26th July, kick-off 16:00.
Barcelona's Sports Director, Txiki Begiristain said that everyone at the club was very much looking forward to returning to Scotland. “We are happy to come back to St Andrews taking in consideration that the experience from last year was more than positive. The facilities, the weather, the logistics, everything contributed to work in perfect conditions. They exceeded all of our expectations. I can confirm that the players were satisfied with the experience and are looking forward to come back this summer. Apart from the working conditions we also were happy to receive the warmth from the supporters and, in general, from everybody in St. Andrews. That was also very nice.”
VisitScotland, which is a partner organisation to the event, will use the opportunity to highlight the benefits the Catalan side’s visit will bring to Scotland. Malcolm Roughead, VisitScotland Marketing Director, said “VisitScotland is delighted to welcome Barcelona Football Club to Scotland. This allows us to showcase to the Spanish market and beyond the attractiveness of Scotland as both a leisure and business tourism destination.”
Tickets for the match at Murrayfield are now available, and accessible via Hibernian’s usual outlets.
Tickets will not be available from the Hibernian FC Ticket Office until w/c 16th June 2008.
For information on tickets for the match at Tannadice please visit Dundee United’s website.
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