'The UEFA Champions Festival’ is a free eight day festival of football taking place from Saturday 21st May - Saturday 28th May and will give fans the opportunity to experience European football’s premier club competition with a range of unique football activities.
The festival offers the oppurtunity to have your photo taken with the iconic UEFA Champions League Trophy, join in a skills session with legends from previous competitions or visit the Theatre of Champions – a journey detailing the history of the beautiful game.
For an early peek at the silverware Barcelona and Manchester Utd will be battling over, the trophies for both the Men's and Women's Finals will be on display at More London, next to City Hall on Tuesday 17th May and Wednesday 18th May.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson said: ‘This is the footballing contest of giants and I cannot think of a better world city to host both the men and women's UEFA Champions League finals than London’.
‘We are incredibly passionate about football, not least because our capital contains some of the best clubs and grounds in Europe. And as the excitement of the finals builds, we'll be hosting a tremendous UEFA Champions Festival in one of our most beautiful and iconic green spaces, Hyde Park’.
Fans can also download the free UEFA Champions Festival app to help get the most from their visit.
The app will help fans plan and share their visit to the festival, the app also lets fans know exclusive news and updates from the Festival as-it-happens.
It also enables you to celebrate the history of the UEFA Champions League in London, which this season hosts the final for a record sixth time.
In addition to visiting the free Champions festival in Hyde Park, Londoners and visitors will also have the opportunity to watch the Women’s Champions League Final on Thursday 26th May, hosted by Fulham Football Club, at the Craven Cottage Stadium.
Tickets are still on sale and are £5 for adults and as cheap as £3 for U16s.
Published: 19/05/2011
Source: http://www.sportindustry.biz/news/view/9800/champions-league-comes-to-hyde-park
