18 Countries including India To Compete In ‘Budweiser Cup 6v6’ Football At ManUtd’s Old Trafford

Manchester United’s home will play host to the ‘Budweiser Cup 6v6’ international football tournament for amateur teams with India being one of the participating 18 countries.

The teams that will take part in the Old Trafford finals, which will be held in the first week of May this year, are India, Cyprus, Norway, Sweden, England, Wales, Scotland, Paraguay, Ireland, South Korea, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Netherlands, Belgium and Italy.

The event is being launched in India for the first time, and during a press conference held in Goa on Friday, it was revealed that local amateur teams (six-a-side) can compete for the right to represent the country in the Budweiser Cup finals by signing up between February 20th to March 14, 2008.

The national champions from India, which will be decided in the contest between the regional winners in Mumbai, will be eligible to participate in the main event in Manchester.

The national winners, made up of up to eight players and one manager, will receive round-trip airline tickets to UK, first-class hotel accommodation overlooking Old Trafford, access to Manchester United training facilities, exclusive tour of Old Trafford, chance to meet Manchester United legends and tickets to watch Manchester United’s first-team play.