Soccer Sevens

The HKFC Citibank soccer 7’s saw an exciting end to the tournament on Sunday May 31 when first time visitors Atletico Madrid came back from 2 goals down to beat West Ham United in sudden death extra time golden goal.

The HKFC Citibank soccer 7’s takes place this weekend, May 29-31 at the Hong Kong Football Club ground at Sports Road, Happy Valley. There are 2 competitions, an open section contested by some overseas professional teams, local professional teams, and local and overseas amateur teams, and a masters, or veteran, section contested by ex-professional local and overseas teams, and local amateur teams, with players over 35 years of age.

The HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens starts tomorrow Friday May 23 at Hong Kong Football Club with many international teams competing.

Leicester City’s youngsters completed a great end to their season by winning the HKFC Citibank International Soccer Sevens Cup Final against Newcastle 2-0 on Sunday May 26. While it wasn’t all smooth sailing, the Foxes saw off three highly fancied teams in the finals stage to lift the prestigious trophy.