Manchester United Tour 2016

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MANCHESTER UNITED ANNOUNCES PRE-SEASON TOUR IN CHINA


• Tour 2016, presented by Aon
• United to play two games in China this summer
(NYSE:MANU) Manchester United will be returning to China this summer for Tour 2016, presented by Aon.

The club will travel to the Far East, where there are more than 107 million followers in China, making it the country with more Manchester United fans than any other in the world.

The eight-day tour forms part of the club’s preparations for the 2016/17 Premier League campaign, with further details regarding the tour, including fixture dates, opposition teams, venues and ticket details to be announced in the coming days.

Manchester United first visited the region in 1975 and have gone on to make a further nine trips to the country, playing 12 games against local sides in the intervening years. The most recent game was against Kitchee SC in July 2013, when over 40,000 fans sold out the game in record time, with millions more supporters watching the game on live television throughout Asia.

Speaking of the club’s trip to China, United’s executive vice chairman, Ed Woodward, said: “Manchester United has strong historical links with China and we are very proud of our relationship and of our fans throughout the country.

“A total of almost 500,000 supporters have attended previous games during our visits to China and we have always enjoyed exceptional support in the country, so naturally it is something that everybody is very much looking forward to this summer.”

Aon is the presenting partner of Tour 2016, offering its expertise in risk management, insurance, reinsurance brokerage and human resources solutions.

President and chief executive officer of Aon, Greg Case, said: “At Aon, we recognise the journey to greatness starts with preparation well before the match. We are proud to partner with organisations in China and around the world to help them prepare for unforeseen and emerging risks, and to manage and develop their talent, allowing them to focus on what they do best: run their business. We are excited to present the Manchester United Tour 2016 in China and look forward to helping the club in any way we can.”

http://www.manutd.com/en/Tour-2016/Tour-2016-News/2016/Mar/manchester-united-announces-china-summer-pre-season-tour-2016-presented-by-aon.aspx

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Manchester United to play two pre-season friendlies in China this summer as part of eight-day tour ahead of the 2016-17 season

• Manchester United's pre-season opponents in China are yet to be revealed
• Manchester City are expected to be one of their opponents in the Far East
• United first visited China in 1975 and have since made a further nine trips
• Their last match there ended in a 5-2 win against Kitchee SC in July 2013

Manchester United's preparations for the next campaign have well under way with the announcement of a pre-season tour to China in the summer.

The Red Devils will be in the Far East for their two-game Tour 2016, presented by Aon, - with one of the matches expected to be against bitter rivals Manchester City.

As revealed by Sportsmail last year, key Old Trafford sponsors Chevrolet and Aon are particularly keen to visit China - following two successive pre-seasons in America.

MANCHESTER UNITED'S PRE-SEASON RESULTS IN CHINA
June 8, 1975 - Won 2-1 vs Hong Kong Rangers
May 21, 1984 - Won 4-2 vs Bulova (Hong Kong)
May 17, 1986 - Draw 2-2 vs South China (Hong Kong)
July 20, 1997 - Won 1-0 vs South China (Hong Kong)
July 21, 1999 - Won 2-0 vs Shanghai Shenhua
July 24, 1999 - Won 2-0 vs South China (Hong Kong)
July 23, 2005 - Won 2-0 vs Hong Kong
July 26, 2005 - Won 3-0 vs Beijing Hyundai
July 23, 2007 - Won 6-0 vs Shenzen
July 27, 2007 - Won 3-0 vs Guangzhou Pharmaceutical
July 26, 2009 - Won 8-2 vs Hangzhou Greentown
July 25, 2012 - Won 1-0 vs Shanghai Shenhua
July 29, 2013 - Won 5-2 vs Kitchee SC (Hong Kong)

Chevrolet pay in the region of £50m a year to United while Aon contribute just under half of that. Both companies, however, believe there is limited benefit in visits Stateside as both are well established there - unlike the Far Eastern market.

The eight-day tour forms part of United's preparations for next season, with further details including fixture dates, opposition teams, venues and ticket details to be announced in the coming days.

Speaking about the club's trip to China, Red Devils executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said: 'Manchester United has strong historical links with China and we are very proud of our relationship and of our fans throughout the country.

'A total of almost 500,000 supporters have attended previous games during our visits to China and we have always enjoyed exceptional support in the country, so naturally it is something that everybody is very much looking forward to this summer.'

United first visited the region in 1975 and have gone on to make a further nine trips to the country, playing 12 more games against local sides over the years.

The most recent game was in a 5-2 victory against Kitchee SC in July 2013, where more than 40,000 fans sold out the game in record time, with millions more watching on live television throughout Asia.

United estimate they have more than 107 million followers in China.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3504331/Manchester-United-play-two-pre-season-friendlies-China-summer-eight-day-tour-ahead-2016-17-season.html

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utusan Man United di China nih ……



@ ManUtd
Great to see Nemanja Vidic in United
colours again! He's in China helping us
launch this summer's #MUtour .

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Originally Posted by rondwisan

utusan Man United di China nih ……



@ ManUtd
Great to see Nemanja Vidic in United
colours again! He's in China helping us
launch this summer's #MUtour .

Duhhhh opa, suruh melipir ke Sini kek >,< hehhe

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UNITED TO PLAY MAN CITY AND DORTMUND IN CHINA

• United to face German giants and Manchester rivals
• Games to be played in Shanghai and Beijing

Manchester United will face Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City in China as part of the club’s Tour 2016, presented by Aon.

United will play in the International Champions Cup (ICC) against the Bundesliga side in the Shanghai Stadium on Friday 22 July, before facing rivals Manchester City in the iconic Beijing National Stadium on Monday 25 July, with both kick-off times to be announced in due course.

This will be the second consecutive year that the ICC returns to China, as part of their worldwide tournaments through Relevent Sports, Catalyst Media Group and LeSports.

Tickets for last summer’s ICC China, which was won by Real Madrid, sold out in just hours, with this summer’s ICC also expected to see unprecedented demand. Supporters, including UK-based Manchester United fans, can purchase tickets for the game via www.ManUtd.com/Tour2016 in due course.

In 2015, nearly one million fans attended ICC matches globally, including United’s sell-out games in the USA against Mexican side Club America, MLS outfit San Jose Earthquakes, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.

The 2015 event was broadcast to over 165 territories globally and drew a cumulative audience of nearly 80 million in the Asia-Pacific region alone.

http://www.manutd.com/en/Tour-2016/Tour-2016-News/2016/Mar/manchester-united-confirms-pre-season-tour-2016-matches-v-manchester-city-borussia-dortmund.aspx?utm_source=line&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=ManUtd

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Yah di China. Moga aja mampir ke Indonesia.

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UNITED LEGENDS EXCITED BY CLUB'S CHINA VISIT



Manchester United legends Nemanja Vidic and Bryan Robson have described this summer's visit to China for Tour 2016, presented by Aon, as great news for the club's fans in Asia.

Both Vidic and Robson have experienced pre-season tours with United in the Far East - in 2007 and 1984 respectively - and the duo commented on the supporters' passion when giving interviews to MUTV at the tour launch this week.

That passion is likely to reach fever pitch on 25 July in Beijing when the Reds take on Manchester City in the first-ever derby meeting in China. A match against Borussia Dortmund will precede that on 22 July in Shanghai and both United legends expect Tour 2016, presented by Aon, to be a great success.

"I think it’s great news we're coming on tour to China," Vidic told MUTV. "We have so many followers in the country, over 100 million fans and it’s good to visit them and spend some time with them. They’re really passionate about United.

"I was in China in 2007 and I have to say the amount of energy we got from the fans there was unbelievable. I look back on that pre-season with great memories before the 2007/08 season because that was one of the most successful seasons in my career at United and my career as a whole."

Robson agreed, adding: "I actually first came here in 1979 with West Brom and we played five games and it was a great experience. To come back again with United in '84 was amazing because you could see how the football had improved even in a few years and of course now there is the Chinese Super League which is getting bigger all the time.

"Our fanbase in Asia continues to grow as well, especially in China. I'm not sure how they've got it but some fans there have my home address and I've had letters to my home from Chinese students saying how much they love United and wanting autographs. I really admire the enthusiasm the fans have."

On the matches themselves, the two former United captains agreed they will be good tests for the Reds and the fixture against City will be anything but friendly.

"They're great games to look forward to," added Robson. "Dortmund are just behind Bayern Munich as the biggest team in Germany and have some fabulous players.

"It'll be a treat for the fans to experience a derby game. People have said it'll be one of [Pep] Guardiola's first games as City manager but that doesn't matter as much as it's a derby and you have to go out there and try to win.

"You don’t want to lose against City, even when it’s a friendly match," declared Vidic. "I believe it’s good that United will play good teams in pre-season because they can see where they are at. You can get a sense of where you are up to [with fitness] and the players will see how much work they need to do to reach the level of others."

http://www.manutd.com/en/Tour-2016/Tour-2016-News/2016/Mar/manchester-united-legends-nemanja-vidic-bryan-robson-discuss-china-tour-2016-presented-by-aon.aspx

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Louis van Gaal left out of Manchester United promotional video for tour of China but Sir Alex Ferguson and Shinji Kagawa make cut

* Louis van Gaal was included in their 2015 China tour promotional video
* He is not in this 2016 video which hasn't helped erase rumours of departure
* Sir Alex Ferguson, Rio Ferdinand and Shingi Kagawa all in the 2016 video
* United will play Manchester City in International Champions Cup in July

Louis van Gaal's future at Manchester United continues to be in doubt after he was conspicuously left out of the club’s promotional video for their summer tour of China.

United confirmed on Wednesday that they will play Manchester City in the International Champions Cup at Beijing’s National Stadium on July 25, three days after facing Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai.

But a 48-second video clip on the club website to promote the eight-day trip to the Far East did not include Van Gaal, even though it featured 14 of the current squad and a number of former players.



Louis van Gaal will attend his first trip to China with Manchester United this summer if he is still in charge

That is in stark contrast to a similar promotion for last summer’s tour of the USA in which the Dutchman was very much to the fore.

Van Gaal has come under pressure as United have been dumped out of Europe and fallen away in the Premier League title race.

Victory in the Manchester derby on Sunday kept alive hopes of a top-four finish, and he can still win a trophy if United overcome West Ham in their FA Cup quarter-final replay on April 13.

But it remains to be seen if Van Gaal is given the chance to see out the third year of his contract amid speculation that Jose Mourinho has been lined up to replace him before United go to China.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3506805/Louis-van-Gaal-left-Manchester-United-promotional-video-tour-China-Sir-Alex-Ferguson-Shinji-Kagawa-make-cut.html

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Vidic and Robson launch Tour 2016

Just days after Manchester United beat Manchester City in the derby, the two clubs announced their involvement in the International Champions Cup (ICC) in Asia alongside Borussia Dortmund, as part of Tour 2016, presented by Aon.

The first-ever Manchester derby in China will be played at the Beijing National Stadium, commonly known as the Bird's Nest, on 25 July following United's first game in the tournament against Dortmund in Shanghai three days earlier.

Reds legends Nemanja Vidic and Bryan Robson represented the club in Beijing for the launch, alongside commercial director Jamie Reigle, and were joined by Manchester City's Sun Jihai and Dortmund's Karl-Heinz Riedle.

Before a press conference to mark Tour 2016, presented by Aon, Vidic, Robson and Riedle took part in a photo-call at Beijing's famous Jingshan Park, before heading around the city for TV interviews. Afterwards, the legends attended a special launch event for the ICC at the Bird's Nest, a hugely impressive venue built for the Olympic Games in 2008. They then watched on as 21 children from local schools took part in a five-a-side tournament at the Olympic Sports Centre, with Robbo even joining in for a kick-about!

http://www.manutd.com/en/Tour-2016/Tour-2016-News/2016/Mar/video-round-up-of-tour-2016-launch-in-beijing-featuring-united-legends-vidic-and-robson.aspx

[Andi Istiabudi]

Biasanya jadwal tour ke negara di kawasan sekitarnya menyusul di saat-saat akhir.
Indonesia ? Hmmm sepertinya masih belum untuk tahun ini, apalagi masih ada sanksi FIFA