Supporters can win the chance to line up for a once-in-a-lifetime footballing opportunity by playing on the most hallowed football turf in Wembley and Belfast.
Vauxhall's 'Big Pitch' programme allows the general public to follow in the footsteps of such greats as David Beckham, Peter Shilton and George Best.
The England fixture will take place at Wembley on 11th August - the morning after the international match between England and Holland. The Northern Irish fans fixture will be held at Windsor Park on 28th July.
Vauxhall marketing director Peter Hope said: ‘Football is all about fans and we wanted to devise a truly unique engagement’.
‘As a company we consistently strive to be innovative and forward-thinking, and using our national stadium pitch games in this way enables us to engage the hearts and minds of the English and Northern Irish fans’.
‘We will be having former playing legends as team managers in both games and will ensure that all the winners enjoy the experience of a lifetime’.
Winners will be paired into two teams who will contest a full 90 minute fixture., and will keep their own personalised national team kits - complete with their names on the back of the shirts.
Winners will also be managed by former international legends, and there will be guest former international players acting as captains on the pitch.
Competitions to choose players will be held across Vauxhall's newly-launched Football Facebook page with entrants having to ‘pitch’ for their place for the chance of playing at Wembley, and through the Northern Ireland facebook page for Windsor Park.
In addition, additional places can be won through competitions hosted by targeted national and regional media partners.
Winners will get tickets to see a senior international home fixture as part of their prize.
Published: 18/07/2011
Source: http://www.sportindustry.biz/news/view/10087/vauxhall-reveals-%E2%80%98fans-fixtures%E2%80%99%E2%80%A8
