The Malaysian Insider :: Sports
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| Manchester United joins modern age with Twitter, Sina Weibo accounts Posted: 11 Jul 2013 01:42 AM PDT
The Twitter account @ManUtd will initially roll out to the club's English-reading fans on the microblogging site before foreign language versions are added at a later, as-of-yet unconfirmed date. The Chinese language Sina Weibo account (www.weibo.com/manchesterunited) will reach fans of the club on the Chinese social network. With an increased interest in Premier League Football in Asia, English clubs are making the region a priority in their pre-season tours. Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Sunderland will meet South China, the 2012/13 season champions of the Hong Kong First Division, in the Barclays Asia Trophy, a four-team knock-out competition held on Wednesday, July 24 and Saturday, July 27; and Manchester United is also visiting Hong Kong this summer, though not as part of the Barclays Asia Trophy. After opening on July 10, Manchester United's Sina Weibo page had well over 40,000 fans and the club's Twitter account had in excess of 160,000 followers. According to social media aggregator Starcount.com , which tracks 11 of the world's social media networks, the most popular football teams in the world are Spain's Real Madrid, Spain's Barcelona, England's Chelsea, Italy's AC Milan and England's Manchester City. - AFP/Relax July 10, 2013. |
| Hundreds mob Red Devils as Asian tour starts Posted: 11 Jul 2013 12:57 AM PDT
A smiling Moyes performed a traditional Thai bow and greeting to supporters and media as the squad, looking tired and wearing suits with trainers, arrived by private jet at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport. The visitors then boarded a huge bus emblazoned with the words "United in Thailand" and drove to their five-star downtown hotel, where they were welcomed by more fans holding banners and scarves. Moyes and United great Ryan Giggs also drew crowds for their visit to Siriraj hospital, where they paid their respects and brought a large bunch of flowers for Thailand's revered king and queen, who are both unwell. England striker Wayne Rooney, at the centre of intense speculation about his future after he asked for a transfer, walked with his head down and did not talk to media as he arrived with his team-mates. Moyes, taking over after Alex Ferguson's 27-year, 38-trophy career at the club, will lead out the team for the first time against a Thai All-Star XI in Bangkok tomorrow. Manchester United are the first to arrive in what will be a bumper Asian pre-season for European clubs, with Chelsea also due in Bangkok this week and Barcelona, Manchester City and Liverpool among the other clubs headed to the region. - AFP, July 11, 2013. |
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