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Football fans in Singapore are in for a treat this July, as the Lion city will host the inaugural Singapore Festival of Football Driven by CDG Zig from 26 July to 2 August.
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side will return to Singapore Sports Hub for the second year running, and they will be joined by 2015/2016 Premier League Champions Leicester City, German giants FC Bayern Munich, alongside Tottenham Hotspur and AS Roma, as announced previously.
The week-long fiesta will be opened by The Tiger Cup where Jose Mourinho’s Roma will take on his former side Spurs on 26 July. The Reds will then return to defend their Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy, presented by Standard Chartered, when they take on Leicester City on 30 July; before closing their tour in Singapore with a clash against Bayern on 2 August.
Liverpool and Spurs will hold their training sessions at the 55,000-seat National Stadium while Bayern Munich are expected to announce details of their open training session in the coming weeks.
The Reds last played in Singapore last year where they defeated Crystal Palace in front of over 50,000-strong crowd. Current Bundesliga leaders Bayern last played here in 2017 for the International Champions Cup (ICC), while Spurs’ last visit was for the 2019 edition.
Aside from the football action on the pitch, fans can also look forward to a series of entertaining offerings at the Football Fan Interactive Festival Village throughout the week, which will be open to the public. It will be home to a wide range of engagement activities as well as food and beverage options to give local and foreign fans a complete festival experience.
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The Singapore Festival of Football is the first large-scale football event to be held here since 2019, as it heralds the sustained return of major events to Singapore as international tourism into the country post-pandemic. The press launch for the event on May 16 also featured Legends from each team which includes John Barnes (Liverpool), Emile Heskey (Leicester City), Gary Mabutt (Tottenham Hotspur), Giovane Elber (Bayern Munich) and Marco Cassetti (AS Roma).
Tickets for all the events for the Singapore Festival of Football Driven by CDG Zig will go on general sale via Ticketek Singapore from 22 May, 10am. Tickets can be purchased at https://premier.ticketek.com.sg/shows/show.aspx?sh=SFFUM
Fans can also sign up for an account on Ticketek Singapore for the latest information and for pre-sale access to the match from today. For more information, please visit www.ticketek.com.sg
The full schedule of the Singapore Festival of Football Driven by CDG Zig is as follows:
Match days
All matches will be played at the National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub.
Tiger Cup: Tottenham Hotspur vs AS Roma
Date: 26 July 2023
Time: 7.30pm
Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy: Liverpool FC vs Leicester City FC
Date: 30 July 2023
Time: 5.00pm
Singapore Trophy presented by Audi and Standard Chartered: Liverpool FC vs FC Bayern Munich
Date: 2 August 2023
Time: 7.30pm
Training sessions
Tottenham Hotspur open training
Venue: National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub
Date: 25 July 2023
Time: 6.00pm
Liverpool FC open training
Venue: National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub
Date: 29 July 2023
Time: 8.30pm
FC Bayern Munich open training
Venue: TBC
Date: 1 August 2023
Time: TBC
