With only one day to go until Euro 2012 kicks off with joint hosts Poland taking on Greece in Warsaw on Friday night, the football industry is competing to beat their peers with their football knowledge. Over 650 teams have already been entered in the Soccerex Euro 2012 Fantasy League game with the chance to win £10,000 worth of prizes.
The top prize is a VIP trip for two to Rio de Janeiro for the Soccerex Global Convention this November; others include a selection of signed shirts such as an England shirt signed by Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville, Bryan Robson, John Barnes, Phil Thompson, Terry Venables and Stuart Pearce, a Manchester United shirt signed by Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville, Dimitar Berbatov, Bryan Robson and Denis Law, a Brazil shirt signed by Carlos Alberto Torres and an iPad 2.
The game, powered by Fantasy League Ltd, is free to play and allows people from across the industry to test their skills against friends and colleagues during the tournament (8th June – 1st July).
The game is live now at http://soccerex.fantasyleague.com and you have until 17.00 BST on 8th June to score points from the first game, with unlimited team changes available until this time. For full details of the game regulations and prizes please go to http://soccerex.fantasyleague.com.
Richard King, Commercial Director of Fantasy League Ltd commented that "We are delighted to partner with Soccerex and run a Fantasy League for their audience during Euro 2012. We wish all the entrants the very best of luck in winning a fantastic trip to Rio for the Soccerex Global Convention 2012!"
The Soccerex Global Convention is the world’s largest football business event, seeing the global leaders in the business of football come together to debate, network and do business. Lasting 5 days, including a two day Football Festival on Copacabana Beach, it is held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 24-28 November 2012. The event is held in conjunction with the Government of Rio de Janeiro.
For full information about Soccerex and future Soccerex events please visit http://www.soccerex.com // call +44 (0)20 8742 7100 // email enquiry@soccerex.com
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