Chelsea<\/a> legend Marcel Desailly will open the exhibition to the public on July 28.<\/p>\nThe exhibition will run alongside the Barclays Asia Trophy, which runs from from July 28 to 31, and features Premier League clubs Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea and Aston Villa, as well as Hong Kong First Division champions Kitchee.<\/p>\n
Barclays ambassador Desailly said: “Football fans in Hong Kong are in for a real treat come the end of July.<\/p>\n
“Not\u00a0only can they see live football with Barclays Premier League teams in action\u00a0but they\u00a0will be able to see the famous trophy up close at the Barclays Premier\u00a0League Trophy Tour.<\/p>\n
“The fans get to see what the league is all about,\u00a0understand some of the history and experience the famous atmosphere\u00a0created at\u00a0live matches. I look forward to meeting fans down at the tour.”<\/p>\n
The exhibition will allow fans to interact with the official Barclays Premier League torphy, and will feature a replica centre circle and ‘The Changing Room’, where special exhibits such as trying on keeper gloves, running faster than Theo Walcott and kicking a ball harder than Obafemi Martins will be available.<\/p>\n
The tours last 30 minutes and visitors will be given the chance to take home a 3D green screen photo of them holding a virtual Premier League trophy.<\/p>\n
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said: “We are excited\u00a0about joining long-term partners Barclays in bringing the Trophy Tour to Asia\u00a0for the first time.<\/p>\n
“We have three Barclays Premier League\u00a0teams with us, but\u00a0with the Trophy Tour we want to show our fans in Hong Kong even more of what\u00a0is at the heart of our competition: the Trophy itself, as that is what every\u00a0player and manager competes to get their\u00a0hands on; the fantastic football as\u00a0played by our 20 clubs, because that is what excites hundreds of millions\u00a0week-in week-out; and the history and tradition of English football, as that is\u00a0what helps create the huge\u00a0interest in the competition.”<\/p>\n
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