Coming to San Diego and Other Cities Around the USA
Neymar Jr. of FC Barcelona and Brazil has partnered with Red Bull to host a 5-v-5 tournament across the globe. The tournament is making a stop in San Diego next month as teams battle it out for a chance to play in the U.S. Nationals event held in Miami prior to the World Final taking place in Brazil. Neymar Jr’s Five is for football players from more than 35 countries — a great, global five-a-side tournament that started in January 2016.
There’s one special rule – each time a team scores, the opposition loses a player. All within 10 minutes time. Can you outplay them all and pave your way to the world final in Brazil?
Soccer News: Red Bull has returned with its latest short side tournament as the Neymar Jr.’s Five Soccer Tournament hits cities around the United States. More than 35 countries will be involved and the question really is … Do you have what it takes? The small-sided soccer tournament will make its way to San Diego at the Waterfront Park Downtown on Sunday, May 15th, 2016 for a day of soccer frenzy and skills.
A total of 48 teams will participate in the event with ages 16-25 eligible to play in the tournament. Each team can consist of a total of 5-7 players with no gender limitation restricted to the event.
Teams of five will take the pitch in San Diego with matches lasting for a total of ten minutes or how long it takes for each player on a team to be eliminated. Each time a team scores a goal the opposing team will lose a player. The team consisting of the most players at the end of time will be declared the winner.
Players need to be between 16 and 25 years old. Your team of 5 to 7 players will start your journey to Praia Grande via local qualifiers, followed by a national final, to book your ticket to Brazil and charge for the overall title. The prize? Meet Neymar Jr in Barcelona, Spain and be his guests at the famous Camp Nou for a match of FC Barcelona.
The top two teams of the day will qualify for the U.S. Nationals event held in Miami winning a chance to show off their skills at the World Final taking place in Brazil.
Event Info
Date: Sunday May 15, 2016
Time: 7:30 am Register & Game Starts 8:00 am
Where: Waterfront Park Downtown San Diego
Winner’s: 2 teams will qualify for U.S. Nationals in Miami
Sign up online here or check out the Facebook event page for more information.
This is an event Neymar Jr.is really involved with. Besides just carrying the legend’s name, Neymar Jr. is doing a series of short blogs and video clips. Episode 2 PRE-MATCH RITUALS was just released yesterday and gives the inside scoop on — according to Gil and Gustavo.
Whether it’s a particular song you listen to, a pep talk you get from the captain or a quiet word you have with yourself in the changing room, everyone needs something to get them fired up and ready before a game.
Neymar Jr has played in some of the toughest tournaments and most mentally draining matches that there are in the game, so we can only assume he has a pretty serious set of pre-match rituals too!
For Episode 2 of Neymar Jr’s Favourite Five we head back over to Neymar’s best friends Gil and Gustavo to find out if they know what he gets up to in the days and hours before a big game!
If you missed it, Neymar Jr’s Favourite Five – Episode 1 “Inspriring People”, as Neymar Jr discusses his five most inspirational people in the world.
