Kenny Dalglish visits Aphrodite Hills
13/05/2008

On Friday May 2, 2008 EURO 2008 Official Beer, Carlsberg and Official Broadcaster LTV partnered with Storm Marketing to launch exciting promotional activity ahead of EURO 2008 this June. The launch took place at a huge football event at the fabulous Aphrodite Hills resort, in the company of one of the most successful players in football history, Kenny Dalglish MBE.

Kenny joined a panel of local football managers and experts on stage in front of a packed audience of almost 200 guests and media, to talk in detail about Euro 2008 and who he thought would be the most exciting players and teams of the tournament this summer. Kenny was welcomed onstage, for this televised debate, by a team of Carlsberg Cheerleaders and the amazing sound of real Scottish bagpipes –played by an ex-member of the National Scottish Guards.

He was hugely honored with the attention he received whilst in Cyprus, saying: “I am so pleased to be here in Cyprus – my first time on this wonderful island. The excellent treatment we have had and the enthusiasm of the people everywhere has been overwhelming. ‘Cypriot people love their football and I share that passion. My career has been driven by a great love for the game and the fans who have supported me. EURO 2008 will be a great tournament and current European Champions, Greece, have every chance of doing well – especially if they show the same Hellenic passion as the local people I have met on my trip here in Cyprus”.

At the event, Kenny Dalglish and other guests were treated to a five star lunch at the InterContinental Hotel, intra-guest penalty shoot-out competition (with a professional goalkeeper!), bar football tournament and a special intra-guest mini-golf competition at the very luxurious Aphrodite Hills Golf Club.

During the day’s televised debate, Carlsberg and LTV launched a major competition for Cyprus, The LTV Carlsberg EURO 2008 Man of the Match Competition.