Manchester City Football Club’s Saadiyat Beach Kick-About: Left to right: Alvaro Negredo, Ferdinanho, Jesus Navas, Aleks Kolarov

Four star players of the newly-crowned Barclays Premier League Champions Manchester City Football Club took to the white sands of Saadiyat Beach in Abu Dhabi for a fun kick-about earlier.

The players were in town ahead of their friendly against Al Ain Football Club in the Emirati team’s home city.

Right winger Jesus Navas, midfielder Fernandinho, striker Alvaro Negredo and left back Aleks Kolarov took advantage of the pristine Saadiyat Beach to kick around a football at the beachfront Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Villas, as surprised and excited beachgoers looked on.

MCFC goes head-to-head with Al Ain FC, the most successful club in United Arab Emirates’ footballing history, Thursday May 15th at 19:00 at the Oasis City’s new iconic Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.

Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority

Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority conserves and promotes the heritage and culture of Abu Dhabi emirate and leverages them in the development of a world-class, sustainable destination of distinction which enriches the lives of visitors and residents alike.

The authority manages the emirate’s tourism sector and markets the destination internationally through a wide range of activities aimed at attracting visitors and investment.

Its policies, plans and programmes relate to the preservation of heritage and culture, including protecting archaeological and historical sites and to developing museums, including the Louvre Abu Dhabi, Zayed National Museum and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. TCA Abu Dhabi supports intellectual and artistic activities and cultural events to nurture a rich cultural environment and honour the emirate’s heritage.

A key authority role is to create synergy in the destination’s development through close co-ordination with its wide-ranging stakeholder base.

Abu Dhabi was last year recognised as the World’s Leading Sports Tourism Destination by the World Travel Awards.