After a year of regular friendly matches with both teams winning their fair share of games, parents and teachers decided to put their reputations on the line in full view of fellow parents, teachers, pupils and other visitors at the annual summer fete at St. Gabriel’s School, Newbury in the first-ever Prestige Challenge Cup football match.

A thrilling match saw the parents pull back from 3-0 down at half-time and ultimatley the goal-scoring skills of both teams were evenly-matched. With a final score of 4-4, parents and teachers will share the Cup until the 2010 annual summer fete.

Shawn Khorassani, from the event sponsors – language services company Prestige Network – said: “Parents and teachers were equally determined. At half time, it looked as though the teachers would be victorious but parents pulled back from the brink and proved that they were no soft target, resulting in a well-deserved draw and sharing the first-ever Prestige Challenge Cup.”

World Cup Qualifier
Business Development Manager, Colin Dudley, said: “The 2010 World Cup Qualifier against Ukraine is a very important match and the whole team here at Prestige Network are keen football fans. Providing an interpreter for Fabio Capello’s pre-match or half-time pep talk is the very least we can do.”Colin went on to comment: “Fabio is doing a wonderful job and we all want the England team to continue to do well under his management.  Providing an interpreter to help communicate any last minute stratagies is our contribution to the side.”

Challenging Game For England?
The Ukraine team is ranked 14th in the world and is undefeated in Group Six, so might be the most challenging game the England squad has faced so far in the qualifiers. The match kicks off at 8.00pm on Wednesday 1 April.

Former Chelsea Boss Offered A Role At Prestige Network
The company offered Jose Mourinho a job back in 2007 after he left Chelsea – they found out he had worked as an interpreter for Bobby Robson, the former England manager, in 1992 before he took on various coaching positions.