Scottish Masters football coming to Aberdeen
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Scottish footballing legends from Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United and Rangers will compete head-to-head as Scottish Masters 2024 comes to the Granite City.
The action-packed six-a-side indoor tournament, will be contested at Aberdeen’s P&J Live for the first time on Thursday, November 14.
Scottish Masters Football was formed in 2000 and became a fixture on screens where ex-footballers could regroup, pull on their team colours and embark on a legends’ competitive kick-about.
Some 15 arenas have hosted the tournament over the past 11 years, with more than 1500 ex-professional footballers playing in The Masters series since its inception.
Formed from squads of eight for each game and with six players on the pitch at one time, the event will feature a round robin format, with each match lasting 16 minutes across two halves. The two squads with the highest points will then face off and play a grand final match.
The full squads of all four Scottish Masters teams will be announced in due course, but fans will be excited to learn that the Aberdeen team will be captained by Russell Anderson, Dundee United by Willo Flood, Celtic by Stiliyan Petrov and Rangers by Barry Ferguson.
Rob Wicks, managing director of P&J Live, said: “We are thrilled to be hosting this iconic tournament in Aberdeen.
"Resembling the much-loved Tennents’ Sixes of the 80s and 90s, we jumped at the opportunity to bring something similar to the city.
"Our state-of-the-art arena is perfect for this type of event and further builds on our sporting credentials. We very much hope to make this a regular fixture in our annual calendar.”
Aberdeen captain Russell Anderson said: “I’m delighted to captain the home team as Scottish Masters Football makes its debut in Aberdeen.
"It's set to be an exciting event and I’m looking forward to having the home support behind us all the way.”
Stiliyan Petrov, Celtic captain said: “It’s always an honour and great pleasure to be able to represent Celtic at the Masters tournament.
"I can’t wait to play with my former teammates again and entertain the fans one more time.”
Barry Ferguson, Rangers captain said: “I am delighted to be captaining Rangers in the upcoming Masters tournament. It’s a competition we all love to play in and look forward to the challenge.”
Premium packages will also include a Legend’s lunch, with full corporate hospitality pre-tournament, match tickets as well as premium bar and entertainment after full-time.
Three mobile customers can access pre-sale tickets on Tuesday, March 26 at 10am, venue pre-sale tickets go on sale on Wednesday, March 27 at 10am, Ticketmaster pre-sale starts on Thursday, March 28 at 10am and tickets go on general sale on Friday, March 29 at 10am on www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Visit www.pandjlive.com for more information on P&J Live.
