5-a-Side with Legends
5-A-Side with Legends
SHARE THE PITCH WITH THE PLAYERS YOU GREW UP WATCHING.
This isn’t watching from the stands. This is small-sided football — shoulder to shoulder with legends of the game. Closer contact. More action. More memories.
THIS ISN’T A MEET & GREET. YOU’RE IN THE TEAM.
5-a-Side with Legends puts you on the pitch — not beside it, not behind a rope. In the same team, running the same patterns, reading the same space as players you’ve watched your whole life.
Small-sided football strips everything back. There’s nowhere to hide and no spectator mentality. Every player on the pitch — including the legends — is in the game.
HOW IT WORKS
Every 5-a-Side with Legends event follows the same tight, action-packed structure. Short sessions, maximum contact time with the legends — and a proper competitive edge throughout.
- 01Arrival
ARRIVE & REGISTER
Check in, collect your playing kit and meet your fellow guests. The format is briefed and teams are announced before warm-up begins. Expect a competitive atmosphere from the moment you arrive.
- 02Warm-Up
SESSION WITH THE LEGENDS
Before the match begins, you’ll work through a warm-up session led by the legends themselves — drills, patterns, and a few things you won’t find in any coaching manual.
- 03The Match
PLAY THE GAME
Competitive short-sided matches. You’re in a team with a legend, playing against another team with a legend. Real football, real effort — the kind of moments you’ll talk about for years.
- 04Post-Match
UNWIND & CONNECT
Photos, autographs, and the kind of post-match conversation that only happens after 45 minutes of football together. Informal, unhurried — the legends stay, the stories come out.
UPCOMING EVENTS
5-A-SIDE WITH LEGENDSNEW EVENTS COMING SOON
5-a-Side with Legends events are in planning. Register your interest below and you’ll be first to know when tickets go on sale — before they’re announced publicly.
Register Priority InterestWHY 5-A-SIDE?
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MORE TOUCHES
Small-sided football means every player is constantly involved. There’s no hiding out wide, no long stretches without the ball. You’ll touch the ball more in one 5-a-side match than most fans get in a lifetime of watching — and the legends are right there alongside you for every moment of it.
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MORE ACCESS
Smaller events create an intimacy that larger formats can’t match. You’ll train with the legends before the match, play alongside them during it, and talk with them after. There’s no crowd to disappear into, no schedule pushing everyone out the door — just football and conversation between people who love the game.
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MORE MEMORIES
You don’t just watch a legend — you play with one. That changes everything about how you remember the day. When you scored past someone you grew up watching, or when they set you up with the perfect pass, that doesn’t fade the way a photograph does. It becomes the story you tell.
PACKAGE OPTIONS
Every event offers a range of places to suit different budgets and preferences — from a standard player place to a fully immersive VIP experience.
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Player PlaceA playing place in the 5-a-side match alongside the legends. Includes playing kit, warm-up session, match, post-match photo and autograph opportunity.
Core Package
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Premium PlayerEverything in Player Place plus premium reserved seating, dedicated changing facilities, enhanced catering and personalised playing shirt.
Most Popular
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GoalkeeperSpecialist goalkeeper place — limited availability per event. Full kit including gloves provided. You’ll face shots from legends in both the warm-up and the match.
Limited Spots
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Spectator PlaceWatch from pitchside with full access to post-match photos, autographs and the hospitality reception. Perfect if you want to attend but prefer not to play.
Non-Playing
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VIP ExperienceThe complete package — player place, pre-event private time with the legends, premium catering, personalised kit, framed memorabilia and a dedicated host for the day.
Premium
PLAYERS WHO SHAPED THE GAME. NOW IN YOUR TEAM.
Living The Dream works with former professionals from the highest levels of club and international football. These aren’t look-alike appearances or charity walk-ons — these are genuine legends of the game, fully involved in every aspect of the day.
The legends confirmed for each event are listed on the individual event booking page. Every event is different, and we don’t announce early to protect availability.
See Upcoming EventsLegends confirmed per event — see individual event pages for full details
FROM THE PITCH
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BE FIRST ON THE TEAMSHEET.
5-a-Side with Legends events sell out before public announcement. Register your interest now and we’ll contact you first when new events go on sale — with a 48-hour priority window before tickets open to the public.
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STOP WATCHING. START PLAYING.
There are very few chances in life to play alongside the players who defined the game for you. This is one of them.