UK Cypriot Andreas Zindilis and his 6-year-old son Zack, born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, are the stars of the FIFA Club World Cup promotion video.

Andreas was born in Enfield and is the son of Chris and Thalia Zindilis. He is a teacher at the British International School in Abu Dhabi. He moved there with his wife Ellie in 2011. They  also have a younger daughter, Phoebe.

He was manager of Brotherhood in the KOPA League and continued his football in UAE by becoming player manager of Abu Dhabi Spartans FC. (In the team photo below he is second right front row).

Abu Dhabi having hosted the competition in 2009, 2010 and 2017, will once again hold the FIFA Club World Cup this year between 12 – 22 December, with a total of 8 matches taking place at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain’s Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.

As champions of the UAE’s domestic Arabian Gulf League, Al Ain FC will be joined by the champions of the six confederations: UEFA’s Champions League, South America’s CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores, North America’s CONCACAF Champions League, Asia’s AFC Champions League, Africa’s CAF Champions League and Oceania’s OFC Champions League.

The UAE champions will contest a playoff match with OFC Champions League winners, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. There, the winner will be joined by the continental champions of Africa, Asia and North America. The champions from Europe and South America will then enter the competition at the semi-final stage, before the final is played at Zayed Sports City Stadium on December 22.