- 5 winning fans got the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the World Cup winner and receive a signed Emirates Club shirt.
- Winners took part in competition at Iniesta’s first home match in Ras Al Khaimah – a thrilling 4-4 draw with Ajman Club.
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: Five lucky Emirates Club fans got the chance to meet football superstar Andrés Iniesta, receive a signed shirt and watch him and the team train in Ras Al Khaimah after winning the Club’s Most Valuable Fan competition.
Rayan Mhanna, Masaru Tanaka, Lucy Murphy, Sufiya Sheikh and Mark Dolman were the entrants who attended team training at Emirates Club Stadium today to witness the former Barcelona FC footballer train, after which they had the chance to meet him in person, take photos and receive an Emirates Club shirt signed by Iniesta himself.
The fans, who also got to tour the player’s dressing room, had taken part in Emirates Club’s Most Valuable Fan competition, which took place during the team’s first home match of the ADNOC Pro League season last month, a thrilling 4-4 draw with Ajman Club during which Iniesta set up one goal and scored another. Entrants had to take a photo or video of themselves at the match and follow @Emirates_FC on social media to have the chance to win.
Winner Lucy Murphy, who took her daughter Chloe, 9, along to meet Iniesta, said: “It was such an amazing experience for us to meet a living legend of football and it’s great that the people of Ras Al Khaimah have the opportunity to see such a talent on a regular basis in their back yard. Iniesta was so nice and accommodating; a really humble and genuine man. The Ajman game was our first time at an Emirates Club match and we really enjoyed it – the build-up, the atmosphere and the match itself was so much fun. It is a great family day out and we’ll definitely be back again to support the team. I would encourage other football fans in Ras Al Khaimah to do the same.”
Emirates Club play their next home match this Thursday, September 14, against Al Wadha at 5.30pm at Emirates Club Stadium. Tickets are available for AED20 on Platinumlist.net.
About Ras Al Khaimah:
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