Premier League Trophy Tour goes to Manchester

Interactive experience arrives in England to celebrate the beginning of the 2012/13 campaign

Fans are now being invited to sample the Barclays Premier League experience for themselves when the Barclays Premier League Trophy Tour comes to Manchester later this month.

The Trophy Tour is a free interactive family-friendly event that gives fans of all ages the chance to get up close and personal with the world's most popular football league.

Over the last two years the Trophy Tour has visited nine cities across the Middle East and Asia and it is now stopping off in England for the first time to mark the start of the of 2012/13 Barclays Premier League season.

Supporters are taken through four zones where they can learn more about the League, its clubs, its players and its history while they will also have the opportunity to get a picture of themselves lifting the iconic Barclays Premier League Trophy with the help of green screen technology.

The Tour will take up residence in Albert Square, Manchester from August 16th-19^th - opening from 11am-7pm each day - and you can be there.

To book your free priority place for this unique event, visit the Trophy Tour website: www.bpltrophytour.com

"Tens of thousands of fans across the globe have already enjoyed the Barclays Premier League Trophy Tour, now it's the chance of supporters in England to experience what is at the heart of our competition: the Trophy itself, as this is what every player and manager competes to get their hands on," said Premier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore.

"The Tour also celebrates the fantastic football played by our clubs, because that is what excites hundreds of millions week-in week-out at home and abroad; and the history and tradition of English football, as this is a fundamental part of what drives the huge interest in the Barclays Premier League."