Manchester United confirm travelling squad for World Sevens Football tournament | OneFootball

Manchester United boss Marc Skinner has confirmed his travelling squad for the World Sevens Football tournament in Portugal.

Last month, United announced they would be taking part in the inaugural competition, as one of eight women’s teams from around the world vying to become the first W7F champions.

The tournament will be played in Estoril, Portugal, from 21-23 May.

Alongside United, other teams that will be taking part include Ajax, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Manchester City, Paris St-Germain, Roma and Rosengard.

It’s worth noting that the tournament will not follow the conventional rules of football.

Each team will play between three and five matches on grass pitches that are half the size of the usual 11-a-side pitch. Each game will be 30 minutes long, in two 15-minute halves.

There will be extra time for a tiebreak and a five-minute interval. The eight teams will be divided into two groups and will compete in a round-robin format over the first two days.

United are in group two, which also features Benfica, PSG and Roma. The top two teams in each group will advance to the semis, which will be followed by a third-place match in the final.

Skinner has named three goalkeepers in his squad – Safia Middleton-Patel, Kayla Rendell and Phallon Tullis-Joyce.

In defence, the United boss will be able to choose from a pool consisting of Gabby George, Maya Le Tissier, Aoife Mannion, Millie Turner and Jessica Simpson.

In the middle of the park, Skinner went with Simi Awujo, Grace Clinton, Dominique Janssen, Lisa Naalsund, Ella Toone and Emma Watson.

The attackers are Keira Barry, Celin Bizet, Leah Galton, Melvine Malard, Elisabeth Terland and Rachel Williams.

Each team will be allowed a match squad of up to 14 players, with unlimited rolling substitutions permitted throughout the games.

United’s first game is against Roma on Wednesday. Kick-off is at 18:00 BST.

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