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91Èȱ¬ kicks off Big Screen World Cup Tour at David Beckham Academy
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Photo opportunity: Friday 9 June, 3.30pm, The David Beckham Academy, Greenwich
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Cup the 91Èȱ¬
Big Screen World Cup Tour is heading to the David
Beckham Academy in Greenwich, East London for a special children's 'Welcome
to the World Cup' party.
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Around 500 local young players and their families will be invited to the academy
to watch the opening ceremony and the first game from Munich on the big screen
hosted by 91Èȱ¬
Radio Five Live as Germany take on Costa Rica on Friday 9 June.
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The big screen will be in the car park and open from 3.30pm with an Opening
Ceremony of children from the academy parading flags from all countries taking
part.
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There will also be a range of on-site entertainment including giant table football,
football street theatre, an interactive virtual penalty shoot-out, the 91Èȱ¬
Sport Academy 'Keepy Uppy' competition as well as face painters
and cheerleaders.
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Bill Morris, Project Director, Live Events, 91Èȱ¬, said: "This promises to be an exciting start to the 91Èȱ¬ Big Screen World Cup Tour which is part of the 91Èȱ¬'s offering for the World Cup.
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"The screens will appear in towns and cities across
the country every single day of the World Cup providing live coverage
of the top match that day."
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91Èȱ¬ Big Screen World Cup Tour sees two giant screens touring a range of sites from Guernsey to Glasgow and Preston to Peterborough and will set up in town squares, festival grounds and even a service station.
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Five Live's man Mark Clemmit will be in place to host screen one. Mark
will link into Five Live as well as local radio stations giving fans an
opportunity to voice their thoughts on the forthcoming match. 91Èȱ¬
Sport will relay scenes from the big screens to fans watching at home
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Moz Dee, Commissioning Editor, Five Live, said: "These screens will bring the World Cup closer to people across the UK and allow our listeners to hear how the whole country is enjoying the event with unique stories coming direct from the audience."
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As well as catching all the action on a huge screen, there will be family friendly entertainment including interactive games, crowd cams and the chance to text in comments and even give player ratings.
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Notes to Editors
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If you would like to attend any of these events for press or photography purposes please contact us on the numbers above.
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Some events are open only to invited guests and closed to the general public, including the David Beckham event.
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A list of the public screenings is in the pdf on the right-hand side of this page.
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For more details about the David Beckham Academy go to: www.thedavidbeckhamacademy.com
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