Match day tickets to attend the Barclays Asia Trophy 2015 in Singapore will be made available for purchase to the general public from Wednesday at 10am Singapore time, according to the organiser.
In a statement, it said the tournament, which would take place in the Lion City for the first time, would give fans the opportunity to see "live" Barclays Premier League stars like Arsenal's Mesut Ozil, Everton's Romelu Lukaku and Stoke City's Peter Crouch in competition with Singapore's finest players.
As another Barclays Premier League season heads towards an exciting finish, the next football action to feature the cream of English football will be in Singapore with the Barclays Asia Trophy in July.
Everton will take on Stoke City in the opening match of the tournament while the first test for the Singapore Select XI is against FA Cup finalists Arsenal.
All three Premier League clubs will be bringing their first team squads with many star names expected to grace the National Stadium. And of course if the clubs have made new signings over the summer, then fans here will be the first in the world to see them turn out for their new team.
The Barclays Asia Trophy 2015 sides have had a strong end to the season and will no doubt be keen to continue their winning ways in Singapore.
The Premier League wants as many football fans as possible from Singapore and across Southeast Asia to pack the National Stadium.
With tickets sold according to match days (July 15 or 18), fans will be able to enjoy two matches for the price of one ticket.
Over 90,000 tickets will be available for the public to buy over the two match days and 70 per cent of the tickets will at S$70 or less. The cheapest adult ticket is S$40, while children will be able to watch from S$25.
The Barclays Asia Trophy has been held biennially since 2003 and is the only Premier League-affiliated competition to take place outside England.
The four-team knockout competition will take place over two match days on Wednesday (July 15) and Saturday (July 18, 2015), with a final to determine the winner and a play-off to decide the third place.
Tickets will be available for purchase in Singapore through Sports Hub Tix, the official ticketing agency of the Barclays Asia Trophy via online at www.sportshubtix.sg, Sports Hub Tix telephone booking hotline – (+65) 3158 7888 (10:00am to 8:00pm daily), Box Office at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in the Singapore Sports Hub and all Singpost outlets.
Bernama
Wed May 13 2015
Fans will get to see (from left) Everton's Romelu Lukaku, Arsenal's Mesut Ozil and Stoke City's Peter Crouch in competition with Singapore's finest players.
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