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Newcomers Fulham and Portimonense will face off in the group stage of the 2019 HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens following Wednesday’s draw for the 20th anniversary edition of the tournament at Hong Kong Football Club.   The English and Portuguese sides will be joined in Group A by competition regulars West Ham United and local outfit HKFC Captain’s Select for the tournament, […]

Portimonense will become the first team from Portugal to play at the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens when the Primeira Liga side run out at Hong Kong Football Club in May during the 20th anniversary of the seven-a-side tournament. The side from Portimao in the Algarve region will join the likes of fellow newcomers Wolverhampton Wanderers […]

English duo Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fulham will make their debuts at this year’s HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens, adding to the challenge faced by defending champions Newcastle United as May’s seven-a-side tournament at Hong Kong Football Club celebrates its 20th anniversary. Six-time champions Aston Villa, two-time winners Leicester City, last year’s runners-up Rangers from Scotland as well as West Ham […]

  Newcastle United won the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens title for the first time since 2012 on Sunday evening as the English Premier League club secured a 1-0 win in sudden-death extra-time over Glasgow Rangers.   Callum Roberts scored the winning goal midway through the four-minute four-on-four tie-breaker period after the final finished scoreless after […]

  Reigning champions Leicester City will meet last year’s beaten finalists Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens on Sunday after both sides advanced to the knockout phase of the 2018 edition.   Leicester City, who won the 2017 decider 3-0 to claim a second title in five years, finished in […]

Citi All Stars made the perfect start to the defence of their HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens Masters title on Friday evening as the two-time champions collected maximum points to hold a two-point point lead at the top of Group B at the end of the first day’s play.   A 3-0 win over Yau Yee […]

  HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens champions Leicester City go into the defence of their title at Happy Valley this weekend confident of retaining the trophy they won 12 months ago at Hong Kong Football Club.   Leicester City kick off their challenge for a third title in six years when they take on Singapore Cricket […]

  Luis Boa Morte compared his former manager Arsene Wenger to Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara due to the impact the Frenchman has had on football in England during more than two decades in the Premier League.   Wenger announced last week that he would be standing down at the end of the season from the […]

Reigning champions Leicester City will kick off the defence of their HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens title when they take on newcomers Brighton & Hove Albion in the opening round of fixtures at the 2018 event at Hong Kong Football Club next month.   Leicester, who defeated Aston Villa in last year’s final to win their […]

  Scottish giants Rangers and Italian Serie A side Cagliari Calcio will both return to the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens for this year’s event when it is held at Hong Kong Football Club from May 18-20, along with tournament newcomers Newcastle Jets from Australia.   Rangers, runners-up in 2009 and 2010, and Cagliari both featured […]

  Premier League club Brighton and Hove Albion will make their debut appearance at the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens at Hong Kong Football Club when the annual tournament kicks off on May 18.   Brighton will be joined by fellow Premier League clubs Newcastle United and West Ham United at the three-day long event, ensuring […]

Reigning HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens champions Leicester City will return to defend their title when the 2018 edition of the seven-a-side football tournament returns to Hong Kong Football Club in May.   Leicester City will be joined by last year’s runners-up – and six-time champions – Aston Villa when the 19th edition of the tournament, […]

Leicester City claimed the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens for a second time after defeating defending champions Aston Villa 3-0 in Sunday’s final at Hong Kong Football Club. Tournament leading scorer Josh Eppiah scored twice, while Josh Gordon was also on target as Leicester produced a dominant performance to add to their title in 2013. Eppiah’s […]

Defending HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens champions Aston Villa survived a scare to advance to a quarter-final against Italian newcomers Cagliari Calcio after topping Group C at Hong Kong Football Club on Saturday. After defeating Singapore Cricket Club 1-0 in their tournament opener, Villa drew 2-2 with local side HKFA U-23 as the group went down […]

Hosts HKFC Masters made the perfect start to the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens with wins over former finalists USRC and defending champions Citi All Stars in Group A on Friday at Hong Kong Football Club. The hosts began with a 1-0 victory over 2016 runners-up USRC before returning to secure a hugely impressive win by […]