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Between 3rd-7th of November, the Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, the FIFA Beach Soccer Workshop and the Beach Soccer Stars night will draw the World’s attention to the Emirate
Not only has Dubai hosted the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the past but they have also been a constant beach soccer city in the region since, and even before the World Cup in 2009. This year in Dubai, together with the prestigious Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 2015, there will also be the IV FIFA Workshop, and the II Beach Soccer Stars Night. The activities start on November 3rd and finish on the evening of the 7th again centering the attention of the sports world.
Joan Cusco, Beach Soccer Worldwide Executive vice-president, celebrates having Dubai as the perfect host for such important events: “We have always said that Dubai is our home. It offers beach soccer the best possibilities, an amazing setting and a never-ending range of possibilities, together with a proven success record in the last decade thanks to the excellent job and vision of the Dubai Sports Council, with H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum ahead. Every single person we ask, everyone we invite, is absolutely delighted to come to Dubai. Everybody loves it here”.
In the fifth edition of the Intercontinental Cup, focus will be on the pitch and on the beautiful skyline shaping the picture behind stadium, beginning on Tuesday the 3rd. The tournament brings together eight teams and the best in the world at that. There is always the current World Cup champion, in this case, Portugal, and the leaders from the six continents as divided by the sport, North America (CONCACAF), South America (CONMEBOL), Africa (CAF), Asia (AFC), Europe, and Oceania (OFC). The host nation, the UAE plays in the AFC, and Europe has two representatives since the World Cup champion is from The Old Continent. The pool of top-class talent comes from Mexico, Argentina, Egypt, the UAE, Iran, Portugal, Russia, and Tahiti.
Together with that, on Friday the 6th, the FIFA Workshop is gathering of the most important figures of beach soccer to discuss and present the latest trends, news, and general topics facing the sport. This year, the symposium will take place at the Le Meridien Hotel, with more than 100 attendees, including international players, coaches, promoters and a representation of the Dubai Sports Council. The FIFA Beach Soccer Workshop has become a very useful and important date on the calendar as leaders from all over the world attend to gain insight and offer their points of view.
After the Intercontinental Cup’s final whistle, the time for celebration will come, with the Beach Soccer Stars Night bringing on a spectacular party to close the beach soccer season and award the best of the year in the sport. Fans, Football Associations, along with players and coaches, vote on various awards, given to the best of the best. The list of awards includes Best Coach, Best Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Goal and Best 5 Stars, amongst other surprises. The event will be broadcasted live, and all the coverage will be on www.beachsoccer.com, so you do not need to miss a minute of the action on the sand or the award ceremony.
