South African team SuperSport United is the final team to qualify for the World Finals of the 2008 Manchester United Premier Cup after winning the South African MUPC Championships in Soweto.
Young footballers from over 9,400 teams across the globe have been competing in local, national and regional qualification tournaments over the past year, proving their skills and their passion at the very highest level in an effort to win one of just twenty places at the Nike sponsored football competition for under-15’s.
Manchester United will host the World Finals from 3rd-6th August 2008 at their training complex in Carrington, England. Dreams will become a reality for the two finalists however, when they walk out onto the hallowed turf at Old Trafford, Manchester, when the MUPC Final takes place as a curtain raiser to the Manchester United v Juventus match on 6th August.
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About MUPC
The Manchester United Premier Cup (MUPC) gives talented under fifteen year olds the chance to show off their skills and come up against other young footballers from around the globe. They get to play on an international stage and meet and compete with the best of their class. It is the chance for football crazy kids from around the globe to play against each other on an international stage, bridging language and cultural barriers through sport.
Over the past 14 years, the Premier Cup tournament has travelled the globe and seen a lot of changes. What started out as European regional tournament in 1993 has grown into one of the largest and most prestigious football events of its kind.
Over 900,000 players have taken part in the tournament since its inception, with over 9,000 teams from more than 40 countries competing each year to represent their nation at the World Finals.
The Manchester United Premier Cup (MUPC) is jointly sponsored by Nike and Manchester United as part of their commitment to grassroots development.
Over the past 14 years, the Premier Cup tournament has travelled the globe and seen a lot of changes. What started out as European regional tournament in 1993 has grown into one of the largest and most prestigious football events of its kind.
Over 900,000 players have taken part in the tournament since its inception, with over 9,000 teams from more than 40 countries competing each year to represent their nation at the World Finals.
The Manchester United Premier Cup (MUPC) is jointly sponsored by Nike and Manchester United as part of their commitment to grassroots development.