Manchester City Football Club Hosts Free Beach Day BBQ for Boys & Girls Club

WHAT/WHY:

Manchester City Football Club will help the Boys & Girls Club of East Los Angeles score some summer goals at a beach day and barbeque festival in Long Beach on Friday, July 22.

Boys & Girls Club members experience once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet their Manchester City Football heroes at a day of fun in the sun and soccer. The kids will participate in a variety of activities, including soccer clinics led by professional Beach Soccer Players and Futboleros (football jugglers), as well as beach soccer matches

The Manchester City Football Club squad will participate in the beach activities - including a penalty kick shootout – as well as take photos and sign autographs for participants.

Manchester City F.C. is a top-flight English Premier League Football Club and are the 2011 Football Association Challenge Cup champions. As part of their participation in the World Football Challenge, they will play the LA Galaxy in a friendly match at Home Depot Center on July, 25.

MEDIA

INTERVIEWS:

Player interviews available upon request from 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Spanish-language interview opportunities are available.

Available players include:

Adam Johnson

John Guidetti

Aleksander Kolorov

Joleon Lescott

Andrea Mancini

Loris Karius

David Silva

Mario Balotelli

Dedryck Boyata

Micah Richards

Denis Suarez

Nigel De Jong

Edin Dzeko

Ryan McGivern

Eirik Johansen

Shaun Wright Phillips

Frederic Veseli

Stefan Savic

Gael Clichy

Stuart Taylor

Gareth Barry

Vincent Kompany

James Milner

Vladimir Weiss

Joe Hart

Yaya Toure

PHOTOGRAPHY

AND B-ROLL:

Photographers and TV crews are welcome. Photos and b-roll also available upon request for distribution following the event.

WHEN:

Friday, July 22, 2011

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (player interviews 3:15-4:15 p.m.)

WHERE:

Alameda Beach, East Shoreline Drive

Long Beach, CA

CONTACT:

Matt McCullough

MATTER-Edelman

212-642-7706

[email protected]  

Michael Chavez-Booth

Edelman

323-761-6501

[email protected]