World Cup fever at Bay Street

Today will see the launch of Bay Street's novel World Cup event for children, the Penalty Shootouts.

Every Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for the duration of the World Cup, Bay Street, in conjunction with Eurosport, will be hosting a top-scorers league for children on the terrace at Level 4.

Several children's football nurseries will be taking part including the Msida St Joseph Nursery, the Lija/Iklin Nursery, the Pembroke Atleta Nursery as well as the Saviour Darmanin School of Goalkeeping and the D 6 Handball team.

Participants will be awarded medals and trophies sponsored by Eurosport.

A number of football personalities will also be joining in the fun. These include ex-Malta goalkeeper Saviour Darmanin, Hibernians' Andrew Cohen and Msida St Joseph's Tyrone Farrugia who is also the team captain for the national under-18 team.

The event is open to the public and children wanting to take part will donate Lm1 towards the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, endorsed by the Bay Street Complex.

Timed to avoid clashes with any of the World Cup matches, Penalty Shootouts should serve as an original way for children to use their pent-up energy and emulate their heroes in an enjoyable way after a week of watching football on TV.

Following the shootouts session, the children and their parents may choose to watch the afternoon games on Bay Street's huge screen or at any one of the food and beverage outlets which are all screening the football matches.