Luxol Sports Club along with St Andrew’s FC will be organising the 2nd Edition of the Christmas International Football Tournament between 26 and 30 December at the Luxol Stadium.

In this Tournament, which will be spread over five days, 45 teams from 13 Nurseries and Academies will participate, where around 700 children will be playing in 88 matches.

This edition be dedicated to children born after January 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998 and 1996 coming from the Nurseries of: B'Kara, Hamrun Spartans, Lija/Iklin, Melita, Paola Hibernians, Pieta’ Hotspurs, Qormi, San Gwann, Sliema W, Valletta, St Andrew's and again last year’s two foreign Academies, Raith Rovers from Scotland and Agrigento from Sicily.

The 2000, 1999, 1998 and 1996 category matches will be controlled by MFA referees.

While addressing a Press Conference held on Thursday at the Luxol Stadium, Mario De Battista, Administrator of St Andrew's, said that for this Edition the Organising Committee chose the slogan: Values First… Goals Follow.

He went on to say that this year’s Tournament will be aiming for the values first of the participating children before we proceed for the glory.