A sea of red took over The Ritz Carlton, Millenia Singapore on Friday (28 July) afternoon as over 100 supporters armed with jerseys, posters and banners gathered to welcome Premier League giants Liverpool FC.

Raucous cheers greeted the team bus even before players stepped off and the crowd upped the volume as head coach Jürgen Klopp emerged first. The charismatic German took 20 minutes to interact with fans at the hotel, graciously acceding to requests for selfies and autographs.

The players appeared in high spirits as they arrived with fan favourites including Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold greeting the crowd with waves and smiles. Fans were also excited to see new signings Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.

The full list of players in town for the Singapore Festival of Football Driven by CDG Zig is as follows:

1.	Alisson	15.	Kostas Tsimikas
2.	Joe Gomez	16.	Andy Robertson
3.	Virgil van Dijk	17.	Joel Matip
4.	Ibrahima Konate	18.	Fabian Mrozek
5.	Curtis Jones	19.	Jarell Quansah
6.	Luis Diaz	20.	Caoimhin Kelleher
7.	Dominik Szoboszlai	21.	Trent Alexander-Arnold
8.	Darwin Nunez	22.	Calum Scanlon
9.	Alexis Mac Allister	23.	Bobby Clark
10.	Mohamed Salah	24.	Ben Doak
11.	Adrian	25.	Melkamu Frauendorf
12.	Harvey Elliott	26.	James McConnell
13.	Cody Gakpo	27.	Lewis Koumas
14.	Diogo Jota

After clinching the inaugural Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy in 2022, the Reds are back in town to defend their trophy against Leicester City FC at the National Stadium on 30 July. They then face Bundesliga champions FC Bayern Munich in the Singapore Trophy presented by Audi and Standard Chartered on 2 August. Tickets for the final match are selling fast with just 1,000 left. Liverpool FC will also hold an Open Training Session on 29 July.

In the opening match of the week-long football fiesta on 26 July, Tottenham Hotspur beat Lion City Sailors 5-1 to clinch the Tiger Cup.

Off the pitch, fans are encouraged to attend the Football Interactive Fanzone, which will be open on match days, Liverpool FC’s open training day, and 1 Aug prior to the Liverpool FC and FC Bayern Munich game. Fans will get the chance to meet club legends, giving them a once-in-a-lifetime moment with their football heroes. There will be photobooths, giveaways and performances, along with Q&A sessions with club legends. Fans can also meet the team mascots including Mighty Red of Liverpool FC and FC Bayern Munich’s Berni.

Photo Credit: Singapore Festival of Football Driven by CDG Zig

The 2023 Singapore Festival of Football runs from 26th July to 2nd August 2023 at the National Stadium. Tickets available here

The full schedule of the Singapore Festival of Football Driven by CDG Zig is as follows:

Day	Date	Singapore Festival of Football	Time
Sat	29-Jul	SFOF Fanzone Open Training – Liverpool FC	1500 – 2030 2030 – 2130
Sun	30-Jul	SFOF Fanzone Liverpool FC vs Leicester City FC	1230 – 1730 Kick-Off: 1700
Tue	1-Aug	SFOF Fanzone	1500 – 2000
Wed	2-Aug	SFOF Fanzone Liverpool FC vs FC Bayern Munich	1500 – 2000 Kick-Off: 1930