An opportunity to see England play at UEFA Euro 2012™ and receive a VIP Team England experience is on offer in the Heron and Brearley Carlsberg Pub Cup tournament. Sponsored by Carlsberg across the UK and supported in the Island by Heron and Brearley the tournament is an Island-wide inter-pub knockout challenge that’s already shaping up to be the Island’s largest private five-a-side league event. The competition kicks off on Monday January 9 on the Astroturf pitch at King William’s College where the matches will be played every Monday from 6 to 9pm between January 9 and March 26, with the final being held at 12noon on Saturday March 31. The island winners receive free travel and accommodation to the UK to compete in the regional finals in mid-April, then the grand final will take place in the Emirates Stadium on May 19, 2012. The overall competition winning team will receive flights and accommodation courtesy of Carlsberg, full match day hospitality, post-match entertainment, a Carlsberg tournament gift/Island winner’s trophy the full VIP England experience and get to play a match against a team of European football legends - Fabien Barthez, Henrik Larsson, Emmanuel Petit, Edgar Davids and Gianfranco Zola – and be managed by Gareth Southgate. Heron and Brearley is fielding a team and is hoping to recruit 320 players (64 teams) who will be allocated to play for one of the company’s 43 managed houses across the Island. The competition is free to enter and players and their friends, families and supporters can also enjoy a complimentary post-match Carlsberg and hot dog at The Union, Heron and Brearley’s newly refurbished pub in Castletown. In addition Heron and Brearley has pledged to donate a percentage of any post-match takings generated at The Union to go towards new sports equipment for a school (or schools) to be identified at a later date. Heron and Brearley’s marketing and events manager Cosmo Currey said: ‘The pub cup is a fantastic opportunity for players of all abilities, and for the winning team to have the chance to realise every footballer’s dream to play on the hallowed turf of the Emirates stadium. ‘The tournament’s all about having fun and brightening up those post-Christmas and New Year days. It’s also just the start of a programme of community and sporting events we’ll be putting together throughout 2012, which promises to be an exciting time for the company as we upgrade and renovate some of our managed estates and introduce new consumer offerings. ‘Heron and Brearley is meeting all the costs associated with the on-Island competition and we’re delighted to have the support of King William’s College for this event which is already attracting teams from some of the Island’s biggest names in the finance, accounting and e-gaming sectors. All teams need do is sign up and turn up.’ The competition is open to male players 18 years and over. To enter all that’s needed is a name and contact detail for each player in the team, available at any Heron and Brearley managed house; alternatively send Heron and Brearley’s events and marketing team an email. Closing date for entries: Tuesday 3rd January 2012. ENDS