The MFS 2010 Tour of Scotland and England will be held in late November 2010 and will be made up of some of Melbourne’s Elite Youth footballers.
Invited participants will commence training in May and they will train until departure in November. The age group of players thet will be selected will be a combination of 14, 15 and 16 year olds.
The Head Coach and Director of Melbourne Football Stars, George Campbell,will be the Tour Leader.
Football is the most popular sport in the world, and the roots of the game lie in Scotland and England. These two countries founded the game as we know it today.
MFS will tour Scotland and England, two countries steeped in football tradition.
This Tour will provide young players to:-
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a)Gain an insight into the world of professional football
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b)Experience the intensity and atmosphere of top class games
d) Understand the history and culture of the World game
e) Learn about the history of Scotland and England
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f) Gain a life experience that as a teenage football player won’t
be experienced again and will be remembered for life
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g)Benchmark abilities of elite players and measure the standard of where we are with youth player development
The 2010 Tour will consist of games against 2009 Scottish Premier League Champions Rangers FC, English Premier League clubs Manchester City FC, West Ham and Bolton and SPL giants Hibernian FC and Dundee United FC academies plus an exclusive game against the Scottish National Youth FA and more.
The Tour will also consist of Training Sessions conducted by the Manchester United Head Academy Coach, the Bolton Head Academy Coach, the Rangers FC Head Academy Coach, the Hibernian FC Head Academy Coach and the Manchester City FC Head Academy Coach.
MFS Players may also be able to meet some of the above Senior Team, Players and Managers.
MFS will tour Ibrox Park Stadium, one of only 28 UEFA 5-star Stadia and one of only 2 in Scotland & 2 in England, the others being Hampden Park Stadium, the oldest football stadium still in use today and Old Trafford, the largest club stadium in the UK. They will also tour Celtic Park Stadium, the largest club stadium in Scotland, Man City’s ground, the City of Manchester Stadium, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and England’s Wembley Stadium.
The team will also visit the Scottish Football Museum, the world’s first National Museum of Football and will enjoy a cultural experience in Edinburgh, Scotland’s Capital City whilst also visiting Dundee, Glasgow, Manchester & London.
Participants will also savour the best of SPL & EPL games which will allow players to be exposed to the atmosphere of top class football. Manchester United Manager, Alex Ferguson recently commented on the most intimidating and atmospheric stadiums to visit and said that Ibrox Stadium was and still is the most.
This, plus much more will provide young players with a chance to truly ‘Experience The Dream’.
