Kai Tak Stadium CEO and organisers praise football festival, saying Hong Kong is ‘very attractive for promoters’
Two of the key figures in bringing “some of the best football on the planet” to Hong Kong have indicated that marquee fixtures could become a staple of the city’s sporting calendar.
Kai Tak Stadium’s ongoing Hong Kong Football Festival has received rave reviews from fans, managers and players. AC Milan beat Liverpool 4-2 in front of almost 50,000 supporters on Saturday, with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur set to meet on Thursday.
Organisers would have been alarmed, nonetheless, to hear Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk double down on his criticism of the pitch on Saturday, hours after Kai Tak Sports Park CEO John Sharkey had issued a robust defence of the surface.
However, the arena’s air conditioning has been a hit with players, and it allowed Milan and Liverpool to deliver a brisk, competitive contest.
