Dubai: La Liga legends Roberto Carlos and Carles Puyol will make a cameo appearance in the du Football Champions Finals (duFC) at the ice rink in Dubai Mall on Friday.
In a face-off reminiscent of their El Clasico days when Carlos played for Real Madrid and Puyol for Barcelona, both former Brazil and Spain national team players will build teams using du customers who won a draw after subscribing to the sports section on the My World portal.
The legends match will take place as the top-eight duFC finalists from across the UAE gear up for their end-of-season deciders.
In the Schools Cup, Al Marifa will take on Choueifat in the boy’s Under-16 final; British School Al Khubairat will play Sultan Bin Zayed in the Under-14s; and in the Under-12s Al Twar will face Lycee Francais. Professional will also play Al Nujoom in the Streets Cup final.
Abdul Waheed Juma, executive vice-president of brand and corporate communications at du, said: “duFC is a platform to empower our talented youth to take up professional football as a career at international levels. We congratulate the teams moving forward to the finals and wish them the very best.”
Of the lucky draw winners also set to play alongside Carlos and Puyol, he added: “As a brand we believe in creating memorable experiences. We believe it’s an opportunity of a lifetime for UAE football fans to play with La Liga legends likes Roberto Carlos and Carles Puyol.
“We’ve been running duFC for the last three years, during which our partnership with La Liga has grown, enabling us to offer such life-changing experiences.
“After a year of hard work, we’re all looking forward to celebrating the duFC finals with such legends playing alongside our own players.”
The best players in the duFC School and Streets Cup will be selected for the du La Liga High Performance Centre side, that tours Spain in the summer.
Visit www.dufc.ae and www.facebook.com/UAESchoolsCup www.facbook.com/UAEStreetCup for results, fixtures and more details.
