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Ex-football stars set for a battle on Thai greens

Ex-football stars set for a battle on Thai greens

GOLF: Golfers Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia will lead a group of former top footballers to compete in the Reignwood Icons of Football in March next year.

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By Bangkok Post

Wednesday 4 September 2024 09:34 AM


From left: Robbie Fowler, Paul Ince, Dwight Yorke and Patrick Berger attend a press conference on Monday (Sept 2). Photo: Bangkok Post

From left: Robbie Fowler, Paul Ince, Dwight Yorke and Patrick Berger attend a press conference on Monday (Sept 2). Photo: Bangkok Post

The event, which will be held between Mar 1-2, 2025 at Robinswood Golf Club in Pathum Thani, is a collaboration between Reignwood Park and The Icons Series.

The Icon Series, which brings together the world’s top athletes to compete in a golf tournament, has been held in many countries around the world such as the United States, the United Arab Emirates and England. The March event in Thailand will be the first in Southeast Asia, reports the Bangkok Post.

The competition will be played in a match-play format between Team England and Team World, with 12 players on each team.

English golfer Westwood will take on the role of captain for Team England while Spanish star will skipper Team World.

The first set of players for Team England includes Westwood, Paul Ince, Alan Shearer, Robbie Fowler, Joe Hart, Theo Walcott and Paul Scholes.

The Team World, spearheaded by Garcia, will comprise Dwight Yorke, Patrick Berger, Gabriel Batistuta, Gianfranco Zola, Peter Schmeichel and Alessandro Del Piero.

The remaining six players of each team will be revealed later via the Icons Series Instagram account.

Tickets for the competition can be purchased at www.icons-series.com.