Blatter: Wants United to reschedule tourThe Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) have vowed to do all they can to ensure Manchester United’s trip to Malaysia goes ahead.
The Premiership champions have planned a 10-day tour of Asia this summer and are pencilled in to play a Malaysian Select XI on July 27 in Kuala Lumpur after games against J-League champions Urawa Red Diamonds on July 17, FC Seoul on July 20 and Shenzhen FC on July 23. However, FIFA president Sepp Blatter and AFC president Mohamed Hammam have expressed a desire for United to reschedule their tour so that it will not clash with the Asian Cup, which also takes place in July.FAM deputy president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has promised everything is being done to ensure the tour goes ahead.
“Give us a few days more to sort out matters,” he said in The Star.
“We don’t want to rush and jeopardise our efforts to save the situation.
“But, whatever we do, it has to be along the line to appeal to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on behalf of the government.”
The Premiership champions have planned a 10-day tour of Asia this summer and are pencilled in to play a Malaysian Select XI on July 27 in Kuala Lumpur after games against J-League champions Urawa Red Diamonds on July 17, FC Seoul on July 20 and Shenzhen FC on July 23. However, FIFA president Sepp Blatter and AFC president Mohamed Hammam have expressed a desire for United to reschedule their tour so that it will not clash with the Asian Cup, which also takes place in July.FAM deputy president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has promised everything is being done to ensure the tour goes ahead.
“Give us a few days more to sort out matters,” he said in The Star.
“We don’t want to rush and jeopardise our efforts to save the situation.
“But, whatever we do, it has to be along the line to appeal to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on behalf of the government.”
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