Monday, July 1, 2013

FC Barcelona Asia Tour 2013


Three years after the team's last Asia tour, FC Barcelona will be back to Asia where they will play against the Thailand national team in Bangkok (Thailand) on August 7, and then on August 10, the Blaugrana will play against a selection the best players of the Malaysian league in Kuala Lumpur. These exhibition games will give FC Barcelona football fans in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur an opportunity to see the Spanish La Liga Champions, in action.

Thailand - FC Barcelona match will be held in Bangkok’s Rajamangala National Stadium with 50,000 capacity and Malaysia XI - FC Barcelona match will be held in Kuala Lumpur’s Bukit Jalil National Stadium with 100,000 spectators. This will be the first time FC Barcelona visits Malaysia. The team was in Thailand before 11 years ago in 2002.

FC Barcelona Asia Tour 2013 is sponsored by Qatar Airways.

Sandro Rosell, President of FC Barcelona said, “We are pleased that the club is returning to Asia this summer with Qatar Airways  our travelling companion from 1 July. We very much look forward to seeing our Thai friends again and returning to their country for the first time in more than 10 years. This tour will also enable us to visit Malaysia for the first time, where we know we have a lot of dedicated supporters. We want to feel close to them, especially the children, and for them to enjoy the team and our players, and get to know our club better, a club unlike any other in the world, and also our country. We thank Qatar Airways for the chance to visit these fans that have dreamed for long to see our players live.”

FC Barcelona Asia Tour 2013
FC Barcelona Asia Tour 2013 will be sponsored by Qatar Airways.

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