October 7 2013, Sharjah, UAE: More than 14 UAE residents recently won a lifetime opportunity to meet and watch some of the greatest legends of football at close quarters, thanks to an initiative launched by United Arab Bank (UAB), the fastest growing bank in the UAE, and FC Barcelona, one of the world’s leading football club.
For the next three years, UAB will be flying winners on all-expenses-paid trips to Barcelona, where they can watch FC Barcelona play live at the famed Camp Nou stadium. To enter into the draw, participants can register atwww.uab-football.com. In the first trip, 9 out of the 14lucky winners, whose names were selected from a raffle draw, were flown to Barcelona to experience football action featuring some of the biggest names in football history, including Lionel Messi, Neymar Da Silva, Sergio Busquets and Marc Bartra.
In addition to VIP treatment throughout the trip and a chance to meet FCB officials, the winners were also treated to an exciting faceoff between two of the biggest European clubs – FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad, at the celebrated Camp Nou stadium. The match saw FCB maintaining their consecutive successful streak in their La Liga campaign as they clashed with UEFA Champions League qualifiers Real Sociedad. FCB eventually won the thriller 4-1.
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