The much anticipated one off footballing spectacle will be simulcast on Quest and British Eurosport for the first time to give more viewers the chance to tune into the heavyweight clash that brings down the curtain on another great sporting year.
The match takes place on Tuesday 30th December from the 40,000 capacity Sevens Stadium in Dubai, where the match has already sold out. Coverage will start at 15:45 in the UK on Quest and British Eurosport with host Rob Curling and studio guests Gaizka Mendieta and Trevor Francis.
Mendieta won 40 caps for Spain and played in La Liga for Valencia and Barcelona and Serie A with Lazio, as well as enjoying a spell in the Premier League with Middlesbrough. Former England striker Francis won 52 caps for his country and was the world’s first million pound player when he joined Nottingham Forest, for whom he scored the winning goal in the 1979 European Cup Final. The striker later went on to play a total of 89 matches in Italy’s Serie A for Sampdoria and Atalanta.
Real Madrid boast a squad full of ‘galacticos’, most notably Cristiano Ronaldo the current holder of the Ballon D’Or as World Player of the Year and former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder and Welsh International Gareth Bale, as well as Luka Modrić, James Rodriguez, Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos.
Milan are managed by their former striker Filippo Inzaghi who won both the Italian title and European Cup in his playing days at the club. Their squad includes Stephan El Shaarawy and on-loan Chelsea forward Fernando Torres.
Simon Downing, Senior Vice President, Head of Quest, said: “It is with great excitement that we announce that Quest will broadcast the Dubai Challenge Cup, simulcast with British Eurosport. Real Madrid and AC Millan going head-to-head is a fascinating, star-studded fixture and a great addition to our schedule over the festive period.”
David Kerr, Managing Director, British Eurosport, said: “Having covered both AC Milan and Real Madrid in the UEFA Youth League, we’re thrilled to have this opportunity to show their world class senior sides.”
Viewers can watch Quest on Freeview, YouView, BT TV (channel 37), Sky (channel 167) and Virgin Media (channel 172) and British Eurosport on Sky (channel 410), Virgin Media (channel 521, 522 HD), BT TV (channel 513, 521 HD) and UPC Ireland (channel 423, 424 HD).
