The Platinum One Challenge - Tallaght Stadium

South Dublin County Council can confirm that The PLATINUM ONE Challenge – a three team tournament featuring Shamrock Rovers FC, Arsenal Reserves and Manchester United Reserves between August 15th – August 22nd will take place at Tallaght Stadium.

Details of the matches are as follows:

                Sunday 15th August, 7.00pm - Shamrock Rovers v Manchester United Reserves

                Thursday 19th August, 7.45pm - Manchester United Reserves v Arsenal Reserves

                Sunday 22nd August, 3.00pm - Shamrock Rovers v Arsenal Reserves

The Manchester United and Arsenal squads will feature a host of the respective club’s up and coming stars. Former United idol and now Manchester United Reserve Team Manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, said that the new event promised to be an early season boost for players who are pushing for 1st team recognition. "Our current first team contains many players like Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, John O’Shea, Darren Fletcher, Jonny Evans, Darron Gibson and Wes Brown who have come through the ranks and some of the talent on show in Dublin will hopefully be in Sir Alex’s mind in the near future. For these players to get additional competitive action early in the season is welcome".

Head of Youth Development at Arsenal, Liam Brady said: “Arsenal’s policies in player development are fundamental to the success of the club. Once players get to reserve level they have to prove that they are capable of moving into the 1st team.  An event like The PLATINUM ONE Challenge is important in that respect. To play Shamrock Rovers, whose European exploits have been so impressive, and our old rivals Manchester United in Dublin will be a bit special.  We will have some very talented young players from all over the world on show and I am looking forward to seeing how they perform in this tournament.”

Shamrock Rovers Manager, Michael O’Neill said: “By the end of August Shamrock Rovers will have hosted Real Madrid, Juventus, Manchester United and Arsenal at Tallaght Stadium in little over a year. This is a progressive football club and again working with PLATINUM ONE on this event, our board is making sure that we are behaving as the leading club in Ireland should. The opportunity to see some of the Manchester United and Arsenal stars of the future at Tallaght will attract new football fans to our home stadium and we aim to impress them both on and off the pitch so that they return to watch Shamrock Rovers on future occasions”

Eamon McLoughlin, Head of Football at PLATINUM ONE said: “We have been working on this concept for a long time and we are delighted that it has been confirmed. This is a unique opportunity for people to see some of the household names of the future play competitively in Dublin. We are deliberately pricing the event to make it as accessible as possible for football fans and families to see top quality players in a competitive environment. We would like to thank Shamrock Rovers, Manchester United, Arsenal, the FAI and South Dublin County Council for their co-operation and commitment to the staging of this event”. 

Ticket Prices for the all-seated event are as follows:

Shamrock Rovers V’s Manchester United Reserves
Adult €15, Children/OAPs €10 (limited number)

Manchester United Reserves V’s Arsenal Reserves
Adult €20, Children/OAPs €15 (limited number)

Shamrock Rovers V’s Arsenal Reserves
Adult €15, Children/OAPs €10 (limited number)

Season Tickets (provide entry to all three games)
Adult €40, Children/OAPs €30 (limited number)

Tickets sales:

Tickets are now on sale from Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.ie)

www.tallaghtstadium.ie