MANCHESTER UNITED LINE UP Edwin Van Der Sar, Patrick Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Anderson, Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney, Nani, Paul Scholes, John O Shea, Johnny Evans, Darron Gibson. MALAYSIAN LINE UP Farizal Marlias, Asraruddin Omar, Aidil Zafuan, Zaquan Adha, Shafio Rahim, Amar Rohidan, Indra Putra Mahayuddin, S.Kunalan, Mohd Amri Yahyah, Mazlizam Mohd,...
Sir Alex Ferguson has promised to give every member of his 24-man squad a decent run-out during United's tour of Asia.The Reds touched down in Kuala Lumpur on Friday ahead of Stomorrow's game with a Malaysia XI at the Bukit Jalil Stadium. Sir Alex is expecting a tricky first match against an energetic Malaysian side, but says it's the sort of test that will benefit United in the long run."My experience in the past is that the teams we play against are always enthusiastic," he said. " They run their socks off and that’s what you want in pre-season – it makes...
English Premier League champions Manchester United have cancelled the Jakarta leg of their 2009 pre-season tour of Asia as a result of the bomb attacks in the Indonesian capital A presidential spokesman confirmed that eight people were killed as blasts tore through two luxury hotels - the J.W. Marriott Hotel and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel - the second of which the squad were due to stay in for their time in the city. The club announced the move in a statement on their Web site: "The Directors have informed the Indonesian Football Association (FA) that the Club (Manchester United) cannot fulfil the fixture...
After security concerns forced United to cancel the Indonesian leg of the pre-season tour, Reds chief executive David Gill hinted the scheduled match in Jakarta could be relocated to Kuala Lumpur. United were due to play an Indonesian Super League XI on Monday 20 July at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium but bombings in Jakarta on Friday morning prompted the club to cancel its trip to the country. (David Gill and Gary Neville at the Press Conference) Speaking at a press conference at the team hotel in Malaysia, Gill said: “There are various things we’re looking at. We could bring the Indonesian team...
Around 50,000 fans are expected to watch United's first open training session of the 2009 Asia Tour in Malaysia on Friday. Supporters with special passes will see the Reds being put through their pre-season paces at Kuala Lumpur's Bukit Jalil Stadium from 10:30 BST (17.30 local), though this time is subject to change. Julian Kam, chief executive of tour organisers ProEvents International Sdn Bhd, said: "We would like to encourage fans to come early, to ensure they get to the stadium on time to catch the training." United play a Malaysia XI at the Bukit Jalil Stadium on Saturday, kick-off 10:30 BST (17.30...
AFTER three month's of absence at the local stadium, I went and watched the Malaysian match against Zimbabwe at the Shah Alam Stadium. Now I am not going to write about, the match it makes no different to me on the scoreline, because I am firm believer that a team's performances can only be measured in a competition and not in a friendlies like these. I met a few FAM officials and had a chat with them and listened to what they had to say about the entire issue that Zimbabwe is not in Malaysia with it's national team but a club...
MALAYSIA defeated Zimbabwe 1-0 in their secondly friendly match at the Shah Alam Stadium today. V.Thirumurugan scored the only goal of the match in the 39th minute. This is Malaysia's second win against the African side, on Sunday the Malaysian side squad defeated them 4-0 at the KLFA Stadium, Cheras....
Manchester United fans will get to see their idols in action when the team arrives this Friday. The Red Devils superstars will be attending an open training session at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on July 17 at about 5.30pm (tentative time and subject to changes). The session is open to fans who have the special training passes. Around 50,000 fans are expected to attend the training session. Julian Kam, CEO, ProEvents International Sdn Bhd said, “We would like to encourage fans to come early, to ensure they get to the stadium on time to catch the training.” The Red Devils will be...
Former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said he does not intend to remain as Perak FA president forever and will quit when the time was right. Nizar said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir's call for him to resign as the president due to the financial situation of the association was unprofessional, especially as the head of a state."I had met Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary general Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad last week and briefed him of my stand, position, resources and my limited financial resources to assist the association," he said in a statement He added...
Bringing joy to thousands of fans on the other side of the world always makes Patrice Evra proud to be a Red. United return to Asia on Thursday for the first time since becoming world champions in Japan in December, and two years after a memorable pre-season trip to the Far East. Evra is looking forward to a similar experience this year." We have great memories of our last trip to Asia when we won the Club World Cup and it’s always a pleasure to go back," the defender told MUTV. "You feel like you are a pop star when you’re...