Inter to visit Ireland as FAI agree money-spinning deal

EUROPEAN champions Inter Milan will provide the headline act for the inauguration of a new four-team tournament at the Aviva Stadium next July, following the announcement yesterday of a joint venture between the FAI and Endemol Sport, the international multi-media programming agency.

The tournament will also feature an as-yet-unnamed top Premier League club and another European side along with an Airtricity League selection. The FAI will receive at least €1m per year during the 10-year agreement which promises to bring many of Europe’s top clubs to Dublin over the next decade.

Inter, managed by former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez, will also play a second game in Ireland next summer, probably in Cork or Limerick.