BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (The Star/Borneo Bulletin): The Imagine Football Fiesta is reaching fever pitch as former star players from the English Premier League arriving in the Sultanate on Sunday evening.

The players are those who played in the Battle of the Reds match between Manchester United Legends and Liverpool Legends at the Bukit Jalil Stadium on Saturday (April 27). Liverpool Legends won the match 4-2.

But this the players will represent an English Premier League Legends team for a special match.

Among the players who arrived for the even were former England striker Emile Heskey together with Wes Brown, Dimitar Berbatov, Vladimir Smicer, Patrik Berger, Jermaine Pennant, Luis Garcia and others who had landed at the Brunei International Airport on Sunday.

They were welcomed by Acting CEO of imagine Sdn Bhd Allen On, Managing Director of Top-Bins Event Management Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muhammad Abdul Hafiz Muhammad Bey Muntassir, and other officials from imagine Sdn Bhd.

The English Premier League Legends will face Brunei DPMM FC in an exhibition match on Tuesday night (April 30).

Organised by imagine Sdn Bhd with Oceanus Media Global, the event is held in conjunction with Brunei Darussalam’s 40th National Day celebration.