Football: Chelsea to play in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Chelsea will play in Malaysia on July 21, meeting a Malaysia XI at the 87,000-capacity Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur as part of its Asia Tour. Liverpool has also said they will play in Malaysia in July, but no date has been announced yet. Ticket sales for the Chelsea match will begin today, with an online purchasing option fully functional and running on May 30. The team will also stage open training sessions at the stadium, according to its website. Chelsea players have said that they look forward to playing in Bangkok on July 24 and Hong Kong on July 27 and 30.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 20^th, 2011.