Soccer Sevens bursts back onto Hong Kong sports scene with fans and former Premier League stars feeling the love
- Title winner Danny Simpson and former Spurs duo Pascal Chimbonda and Sean Davis among the big names to feature in Friday’s Masters tournament
- ‘You can hear how excited the fans are to be back – they’re singing, shouting, and just happy to see great football,’ HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens chairman says
The HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens burst back onto the Hong Kong sporting landscape on Friday night – and fans and players could not get enough.
It may have just been the Masters tournament, with the under-21s – featuring Premier League sides Newcastle, Aston Villa, Fulham, and Leicester – to kick off on Saturday at Hong Kong Football Club. But the fans still filled more than half of the 2,750-seater stadium for a fun evening of action in Causeway Bay.
There were a handful of former Premier League stars on show, including Danny Simpson – a title winner with Leicester, who ran out for Kowloon Cricket Club, but tasted a draw and a defeat in their opening two games.
PFA Citi All Stars – one of the favourites for the Masters crown – also featured former Tottenham stars Sean Davis and Pascal Chimbonda, the latter of whom was here the last time the tournament was played in 2019 before a Covid-enforced hiatus.
“We came four years ago, we lost in the final, so this year we want to win it, but we have to deliver on the pitch,” the 44-year-old French defender told the Post after his side’s 1-0 win over Yau Yee League Masters.
“We won one and we drew one, so on Saturday we will do our best to win the other two and Sunday for the semi and the final.
