London, February 2019 – Red Bull Neymar Jr's Five, the world’s biggest five-a-side tournament, is back for 2019 with the tournament kicking off on the 17th March in both London and Manchester.
Open to both male and female teams, 19 UK qualifiers will take place over the course of seven weeks in 12 different locations.
Now in its fourth year, the tournament will follow the same unique format dreamt up by the Paris Saint-Germain forward. With games only lasting ten minutes and teams losing a player every time they concede, it’s all about fun, fast paced attacking football. Players must be between the ages of 16-25 to participate, although two players out of the maximum seven per squad can be over 25.
Click here to sign up for a local qualifier near you.
The road to Brazil and the World Final will see players from more than 40 countries and six continents battle it out for glory in front of Neymar Jr himself, with the winners having the tantalising prospect of taking on the Brazilian superstar and his friends in an exhibition game at the end of the tournament.
Last year’s tournament was fiercely competitive, with both UK sides; Scorpianz (men’s) and Eagles (women’s) unfortunately falling short in the group stages. Speaking on the tournament, Eagles team captain Harriet Pavlou said: “It’s so refreshing to see a tournament that actively promotes women’s football. Often tournaments like this are restricted to just men’s teams so it’s brilliant to see girls getting a chance to showcase what they can do on the pitch. Our team came together through social media but we’ve made lasting friendships because of it. I’d encourage anyone thinking about it to sign up, we definitely will be!”
To sign up for Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five go to neymarjrsfive.com.
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