A new World Cup for the over-35s is set to take place in England this summer with some of the biggest names in football set to make their debuts. Plans are being put in place to launch the 8-team tournament. It will involve some of the giants of international football including England, Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay. Some of the legends of the game including Mesut Ozil, Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho are set to play the tournament.
Seven games are planned to be played in the same ground over the course of one week in early June. Work on the ground is still in the early stages, but Mail Sport reports that negotiations have been held with several of the biggest clubs in the Premier League to lend their stadium for the tournament.
The tournament, which will be called the EPG Cup, is organised by the elite players group (EPG), made up of former world-class footballers and sports tycoons who partnered last year.
Only players who are 35 or older, have been capped for their country or have made 100 or more top-flight appearances are eligible to participate in the tournament, according to their proposals.
Steve McManaman is set to lead England while the other skippers are Esteban Cambiasso (Argentina), Emerson (Brazil), Christian Karembeu (France), Kevin Kuranyi (Germany), Marco Materazzi (Italy), Michel Salgado (Spain) and Diego Lugano (Uruguay).
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