SYDNEY, May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Sydney lit up when legendary English football club Tottenham
Hotspur FC took a climb up the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which was
specially illuminated in blue and white lights and with projections
of Spurs players on the iconic structure's sandstone pylons, to
celebrate the team's arrival into the Harbour City Thursday
morning.
The full squad took time out to see the harbour bathed in colour
and light for Vivid Sydney, the world's largest festival of light,
music and ideas. As they enjoyed a special BridgeClimb, the players
could be seen from below making their way across what is
affectionately known as "the coathanger" thanks to their special
illuminated vests.
To welcome the legendary football club to Sydney, the western
side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge was also lit up in shades of blue
and white and with images of Spurs' Captain and goalkeeper, Hugo
Lloris; Spurs' striker, Harry Kane;
and Spurs' midfielder Christian
Eriksen projected onto the pylons.
On making their way down from the Bridge, Harry Kane took the opportunity to grab a
'selfie' with their projections behind them on the Bridge
pylons.
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry
Kane said "Sydney is a great city and it's been amazing so
far since we got here this morning. I've managed to see the Sydney
Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. It looks like a great
city and I'm really enjoying my time here. I'll definitely be
coming back on a holiday one day and telling all my mates to come
along as well."
Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris said "It's my first time in Sydney and I'm really enjoying my time. We are
all really excited to discover this nice city."
NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events and Minister
for Sport, Stuart Ayres said
"Tottenham Hotspur has been a football institution for over 130
years, and we are delighted to have secured their only Australian
game for Sydney through our tourism and major events agency,
Destination NSW. This visit will showcase Sydney to a global
audience and attract visitors from all around Australia and the world.
"While in Sydney, Tottenham
will also have the chance to check out more of Sydney's attractions
including visiting Vivid Sydney, and a day sailing on our
spectacular Sydney Harbour. We look
forward to showing them why our beautiful city is the number one
Australian destination for international visitors," Mr Ayres
said.
Tottenham Hotspur FC is in Sydney ahead of its friendly match against
Sydney FC at ANZ Stadium on Saturday 30 May, 2015.
Tickets are still available to this hotly-anticipated match with
the renowned Brits and is set to be a once in a life-time game to
see.
For more information on Sydney go to www.sydney.com. The full
Vivid Sydney program and ticketing information is available at
www.vividsydney.com
Tickets to the Tottenham Hotspur vs Sydney FC game can purchased
through Ticketek, at www.ticketek.com.au
Media Contacts:
Nadine Ghanem, Destination
NSW
Email: nadine.ghanem@dnsw.com.au
Tel: 02 9931 1135 Mob: 0477 753 833
Laura Kelly, Destination NSW
Email: laura.kelly@dnsw.com.au
Tel: 02 9931 1164 Mob: 0411 777 676
Broadcast quality footage available to download here:
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SOURCE Destination NSW