Do you find watching a football match is sometimes just a little dry? Fancy a little more interaction with the game? Well look no further than Heineken Star Player, which brings your mobile or computer in on the action.
Matchday 2 of UEFA Champions League is upon us and Heineken Star Player is back for another round of matches. Star Player is a world-first innovation online game that lets fans interact with real-time football matches on Heineken.ie while they watch UEFA Champions League matches on television.
Star Player is transforming how fans watch the UEFA Champions League by allowing them to anticipate events unfolding on the pitch. By making second-by-second predictions in realtime, UEFA Champions League fans build points by predicting goals, corner kicks and free kicks.
Using unique time-dependent technology, with every correct forecast, fans gain points. Through the ‘Interactive Champions League’, fans can also compete and share Star player results with their friends via Facebook and with other players around the world. Check out this handy explanatory video.
With the Star Player, Irish fans will have a weekly chance to win a VIP trip to a UEFA Champions League match by topping their local league. Soccer fans can log on to Heineken.ie and register for their chance to win. Each week the runner up in the Star Player Irish league table will win a Heineken Fusball table.
This is the eighth consecutive year that Heineken, the world’s most international beer brand, has sponsored the prestigious UCL.
Walter Drenth, Marketing Director at Heineken Ireland, said: “Star Player will really change the way in which Irish football fans interact with the UEFA Champions League, it has created a more social, ‘play and watch’ experience during matches. The appetite for UCL in Ireland continues to be huge and with the introduction of Star Player, Heineken brings fans another truly premium, innovative experience.”
Head to Heineken.ie for more details.