FC Isle of Man will welcome Fleetwood Town to the island for its Summer Festival of Football in July.
The Ravens will hosted the weekend of football from July 18.
As well as the EFL League Two side, the Ravens will also welcome National League club Altrincham FC and Radcliffe from the National League North.
While the island has historic links to Fleetwood, it also has a strong link with both Altrincham, through its co-chairman Lawrence Looney and Radcliffee after their previous visit to the island.
Looking ahead to the tip, Fleetwood boss Pete Wild said: “We had a couple of options of what to do this summer and when the guys came back and discussed with me the facilities the plan for the weekend, it seemed like an excellent idea.
“The facilities will be there for us to train, which will be fantastic and certainly mixing into that is the team bonding element and being away together.”
Tickets
FC Isle of Man said details on packages for visiting fans and tickets for islanders will be released soon.
Vice-chairman Lee Dixon, who leads the organisation of the Festival, said: “After the success of last year when we saw hundreds of visiting fans, we are all very excited to see it grow this year.
“We hope the fans of Altrincham, Radcliffe and Fleetwood Town take advantage of the amazing packages available and not only get to see some amazing football, but use the opportunity to experience our stunning island as well all come together to support the teams we all love.
“I also have to thanks all of our amazing volunteers and supporters, without who this wouldn’t be possible.”
The Festival
The festival will get underway on Friday July 18 at 3pm with Altrincham v Radcliffe before FC Isle of Man v Fleetwood Town at 7pm.
Saturday will be a rest day allowing clubs time to train and the players and their fans time to explore our amazing island.
Sunday will see the beaten sides from Friday play each other in a 3rd v 4th play playoff at 11am before the final between the two winning sides at 3pm.
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